Ako vlade ne budu radile ništa na iskorjenjivanju siromaštva, "mi ćemo stvarati plodno tle za kriminal, nestabilnost i rat, pošto će mladi izgubiti svaku nadu," rekao je Ahtisaari.
If governments do nothing to eradicate poverty, "we will be creating an effective breeding ground for crime, instability and war as young people lose all hope," Ahtisaari said.