If there is something I would like to do as President of the General Assembly, it is to place more emphasis on the issue of education, which enables a better life for women. Harri Holkeri assemblyeducationemphasis Change image and share on social
Peace enforcement is a much more difficult kind of operation than peacekeeping. Harri Holkeri difficultenforcementkind Change image and share on social
If we go back in the history of different nations, violence and the use of force are part of their heritage. These are the traditions of mankind. Harri Holkeri backforceheritage Change image and share on social
I think we have grave problems. I am very much concerned about environmental questions, even though in Finnish society, we are not facing the most urgent problems. Harri Holkeri concernenvironmentalface Change image and share on social
In Finland we have equal political rights for women and men. We do not regard ourselves according to sex. Harri Holkeri equalfinlandman Change image and share on social
In Finland, we learned quite a lot from our own civil war. The wounds were visible when I was a boy, but my generation went into the Second World War and it united the Finnish nation, so I do not see any more wounds. Harri Holkeri boycivilfinland share on social
There are big issues, like the reform of the Security Council. These kinds of questions are something the President of the General Assembly must keep his eye on. Harri Holkeri assemblybigcouncil Change image and share on social
What we can do as individuals may not be very much on the global scale, but we have to start the change by living as we are teaching. Harri Holkeri changeglobalindividual Change image and share on social
My opinion on who's wrong or who's right has nothing to do with the fact that we have to bring together people who are against each other, to transform antagonism into cooperation. Harri Holkeri antagonismbringcooperation Change image and share on social
One of the biggest development issues in the world is the education of girls. In the United States and Europe, it has been accepted, but not in Africa and the developing countries. Harri Holkeri acceptafricabig Change image and share on social
