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Our own security is enhanced when peace breaks out between warring parties in other continents. But war or peace; the destruction or the protection of nature; the violation or promotion of human rights and democratic freedoms; poverty or material well-being; the lack of moral and spiritual values or their existence and development; and the breakdown or development of human understanding, are not isolated phenomena that can be analysed and tackled independently of one another. In fact, they are very much interrelated at all levels and need to be approached with that understanding.

Tenzin Gyatso (Dalai Lama)#41

PeaceHuman rights

About this quote

What does it mean?
Global issues like peace, nature, and human rights are interconnected and must be addressed together rather than in isolation.
In plain terms
World problems are connected and need to be solved together.
What can you take from it?
Treat global issues as connected, not separate problems.

Where it applies

  • policy analysis
  • global advocacy

Putting it to work

  • cross-issue advocacy
  • systems analysis

Questions to consider

  • Which issues are most connected?
  • How do I see the bigger picture?

Another view

Solutions for one issue sometimes negatively impact another.

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