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

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

I do not want to speak about overpopulation or birth control, but I think education is the way to give new impetus to the poverty question. – Harri Holkeri