Any use of chemical weapons, by anyone, under any circumstances, is a grave violation of the 1925 Protocol and other relevant rules of customary international law.
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Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyone's responsibility.
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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.
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I have run with the Olympic Torch during the 2012 summer games in London and the 2014 winter games in Sochi.
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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.
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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.
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