If you always have consciousness of gender equality at the heart of your policies, then you will have much more democratic, much more sustainable development.

We are convinced that gender equality is the foundation of sustainable peace and development and that gender-based violence needs to be addressed head-on as part of the efforts to build peace.

The world need strong leadership for women's rights.

President Donald Trump's decision to ban American aid to all organisations that in any way advocate women's right to abortions is very unfortunate. All experience shows that this kind of decision does not reduce the number of abortions; rather, it forces girls and women to revert to life-threatening procedures.

I think dealing with climate change should be a centerpiece of any campaign in the 2020 election cycle. Yet I'm the only one with a bipartisan carbon tax bill.

How we grow food has enormous effects on the environment - climate change as well as pollution of air, water, and soil.

Philanthropy without scale and sustainability is like any other bad business that will simply wither and die on the vine.

I'm not an extreme tree-hugger. I do believe trees grow and are a useful agricultural product that can be harvested without damaging the ecology and wildlife.