politician, engineer, assistant professor, diplomat
1949
Stateless people are hidden. During the 2011 refugee crises, it was obvious that people were fleeing Somalia and Libya - there was a lot of international attention. Statelessness goes undetected because stateless people are in legal limbo and are afraid to show up.
We can't deter people fleeing for their lives. They will come. The choice we have is how well we manage their arrival, and how humanely.
The dramatic problems of today's complex world can only inspire a humble approach.
Climate change is the defining issue of our time – and we are at a defining moment. We face a direct existential threat.
When climate change is running faster than we are, everything must be done to defeat climate change.
There are ways to what is our major battle in the world. To defeat climate change - to save the planet.
United Nations Day marks the birthday of our founding Charter - the landmark document that embodies the hopes, dreams and aspirations of 'we the peoples.'
Authorities that erect major obstacles to migration - or place severe restrictions on migrants' work opportunities - inflict needless economic self-harm, as they impose barriers to having their labor needs met in an orderly, legal fashion. Worse still, they unintentionally encourage illegal migration.
If resources become scarce, people tend to fight for them. This is increasing the number of people on the move and the number of people forced to move. They're not refugees, according to the legal definition, but they represent a major humanitarian and human rights challenge, as well as a major challenge for world politics.
The future is unpredictable.
We have to transcend our differences to transform our future.