We have international standards regulating everything from t-shirts to toys to tomatoes. There are international regulations for furniture. That means there are common standards for the global trade in armchairs but not the global trade in arms.
I have run with the Olympic Torch during the 2012 summer games in London and the 2014 winter games in Sochi.
The true measure of success for the U.N. is not how much we promise, but how much we deliver for those who need us most.
Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyone's responsibility.