此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。潘基文秘书长在荷兰莱顿大学英语演讲稿Thankyouforyourwarmwelcome.Itisaprivilegeandhonourtobeinvitedtoaddressthisprestigiousacademicinstitution.Iwouldalsoliketothanktheotherco-hosts,theCityofLeidenandtheLeidenUniversityMedicalCenter.LeidenUniversityisaninternationallyrenownedhuboflearningandresearchwithahistorythatstretchesbackmanycenturies.Indeed,oneofthepioneersofinternationallawandtheprinciplesthatguidetheUnitedNationsbeganhisstudiesheremorethan400yearsago,thelegendaryjuristHugoGrotius.Manydistinguishedscholarshavefollowed.Today,eachofyouiscarryingforwardthatproudtradition.IthankyouforyourcommitmentandwanttosingleoutforspecialpraiseyourUniversity’sglobalfocusandapproachtoeducation.Ladiesandgentlemen,Weareheretotalkaboutfreedom.Icanthinkofnobettertimeorplace.Leidenissynonymouswithfreedom.LeidenUniversity’scredois”;BastionofLiberty”;,andthecityitselfcarriesthemotto“;forthesakeoffreedom”;.Thisisalsoaveryspecialday.Earliertoday,Itookpartineventsmarkingthe100thanniversaryofthePeacePalaceinTheHague.Andonthisdatefiftyyearsago,Dr.MartinLutherKing,Jr.deliveredhismonumental“;IHaveaDream”;speech.Dr.Kingspokeofthe“;richesoffreedomandthesecurityofjustice”;.Heremindedtheworldthattherightsofanyminorityshouldbethecauseofall.此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。Ashesaid,“;theirfreedomisinextricablyboundtoourfreedom”;.Inotherwords,weshareacommonfuturewithsharedresponsibilities.Thatunderstandingiseventruertoday.Ourfreedom……;ourpossibilities……;.ourperils……;arelinkedlikeneverbefore.TheUnitedNationsCharterspeakstooursharedfate–andhighlightstheneed“;topromotesocialprogressandbetterstandardsoflifeinlargerfreedom”;.Theword“;freedom”;suffusestheUniversalDeclarationofHumanRights.Ourworktodeepenthemeaningoffreedomisbuiltonthreepillars:development--orfreedomfromwant;peaceandsecurity--orfreedomfromfear;andhumanrights--orsimplythefreedomtoenjoyandexercisethefullbodyofhumanrights.Thesepillarsareinterdependentandmutuallyreinforcing.Therecanbenopeacewithoutdevelopment……;nodevelopmentwithoutpeace……;andneithercanbeachievedwithoutfullrespectforhumanrightsandtheruleoflaw.TodayIwouldliketoaddressthosethreedimensionsoffreedom.Letmebeginwithfreedomfromwant.Atthedawnofthisnewmillennium,theinternationalcommunitysetoutonanunprecedentedjourneytotacklefreedomfromwantaroundtheworld.TheMillenniumDevelopmentGoalsareourtouchstoneforthiseffort.Theeightgoalsandassociatedtargetsmakeupourblueprinttofightpovertyandhunger,expandeducationandhealth,empowerwomenandgirls,andensureenvironmentalsustainability.此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。Thankstocombinedeffortsfromgovernmentstothegrassroots,wehavemadeimportantprogress.Theproportionofpeoplelivinginextremepovertyhasbeenhalved.Fewerchildrenarelosingtheirlivestomalariaandtuberculosis.Andmorethan2.1billionpeoplegainedaccesstoimprovedsourcesofdrinkingwater–achallengeonwhichtheNetherlandsandKingWillem-Alexanderhavebeengloballeaders.Butthereismuchunfinishedbusiness.Nineteenthousandchildrenunderagefivestilldieeachday,mostfrompreventablediseases.Twoandahalfbillionpeoplestilllackaccesstosanitation.Disparitiesbetweendifferentsocialgroupsarewidening.Environmentalsustain...
