"If girls' rights are ignored, that prevents half of the population from prospering and positively shaping the world from childhood to adulthood. It is not enough to simply lump women and children into the same category. Girls have unique needs that are not adequately addressed when we are just regarded as children or just as future women. We are not just the leaders of tomorrow but the leaders of today.
Ameongeza kuwa ufisadi unachangia kuharibika kwa mazingira na kuzorota kwa afya kupitia kuruhusu kutupwa ovyo kwa taka na kuundwa kwa madawa bandia. Ban amewataka viongozi wa kibiashara wanaopinga ufisadi pia kuambatanisha matamshi yao na vitendo kwa kuzingatia sera zinazopinga ufisadi kulingana na makubalino ya Umoja wa Mataifa kuhusu ufisadi.