kofi annan to mr. brahimi and until we reached mission of mr.n ki-moon, who is with us and today i reiterate the readiness of the syrian government to participate effectively in any sincere efforts where the syrians alone will determine their choices to a syrian the dialogue, and the leadership, syrian leadership and without foreign intervention in a manner that would maintain the independence to the integrity of sovereignty of syria. however, regrettably we have noted that some countries do affirm the sovereignty of the syria and the resolution of the security council but to violate them underground by supporting the terrorist groups and by sending its military and crash -- democrats to bomb its oil installations and economic infrastructure, and by imposing unilateral sanctions on the syrian people. madam president, the success of any political path in syria requires that the government of syria be an integral part and party and, therefore, there must be cooperation with the syrian government in all aspects of this path, if we want success. in

for example, way back in 2006, we had kofi annan the then united nations secretary-general say that the world is starting to grasp that there is no policy more effective in promoting development, health, and education, and the empowerment of women and girls. and i would venture that no policy is more important in preventing conflict or achieving reconciliation after a conflict has ended. perhaps what was lacking in the tiarywas strong evidence yea basis for these assertions. that time is over. what i hope to present in the first few opening minutes of this important conference is a broad survey of such findings. which i believe demonstrate across a wide variety of dimensions that what is happening with women strongly affects the trajectory of the nationstate and even the international system. so let us take a tour of these dimensions, if you will. are you interested in future security? if you are, then you should be interested in women. -- interested in food security? if you are, then you should be interested in women. women produce most of the world's food. for example, in sub-saharan

for example, way back in 2006, we had kofi annan the then united nations secretary-general say that theorld is starting to grasp that there is no policy more effective in promoting development, health, and education, and the empowerment of women and girls. and i would venture that no policy is more important in preventing conflict or achieving reconciliation after a conflict has ended. perhaps what was lacking in the tiarywas strong evidence yea basis for these assertions. that time is over. what i hope to present in the first few opening minutes of this important conference is a broad survey of such findings. which i believe demonstrate across a wide variety of dimensions that what is happening with women strongly affects the trajectory of the nationstate and even the international system. so let us take a tour of these dimensions, if you will. are you interested in future security? if you are, then you should be interested in women. -- interested in food security? if you are, then you should be interested in women. women produce most of the world's food. for example, in sub-saharan af

kofi annan: as we open the 21st century, more than 110 million school-age children are not attending school. two thirds are girls. the key to all the locks that are keeping girls out of school, from poverty to inequality to conflict, lies in basic education for all. we need all those with power to change things, to come together in a global alliance for girls education. that is why the united nations is launching a new global initiative to educate girls to ensure that by 2015, boys and girls will have equal access to all levels of education. that is a test we must pass, and we shall pass it only if children all over the world can pass the test of basic education and go on to pass to test of life. [applause] [manisha] [manisha] [bhukiya] [upendra] [upendra] [manisha] [teacher] [children shout] [manisha] [rooster crows] [woman sings in foreign language] ♪ sit down here ♪ ♪ and tell me a story ♪ when you're with friends ♪ ♪ no need to hurry ♪ no more rush, no more haste ♪ no more ♪ ♪ when you're with friends ♪ ♪ no need to hurry ♪ no more rush, no more haste ♪ ♪ no more ♪ ♪ no more [sin