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As I prepare for my second term as Secretary-General, I am thinking hard about how we can meet the expectations of the millions of people who see the U.N.'s blue flag as a banner of hope. We have to continue our life-saving work in peacekeeping, human rights, development and humanitarian relief.
— Ban Ki-moon
Tags: thinking, people, hope, work

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Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyone's responsibility.
— Ban Ki-moon
Tags: men, responsibility, equality, women
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.
— Ban Ki-moon
Tags: need, who, true, success
I have run with the Olympic Torch during the 2012 summer games in London and the 2014 winter games in Sochi.
— Ban Ki-moon
Tags: run, london, summer, winter
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.
— Ban Ki-moon
Tags: trade, everything, furniture, toys
When food prices surge, poor families suddenly find themselves unable to afford enough nutritious food. If this happens during the first thousand days of a child's life, the damage to his or her body and mind can be permanent.
— Ban Ki-moon
Tags: body, mind, food, life
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