"I think that is China's objective."
"In the absence of creating space in their society for people to express their views, to associate freely, and to come together, they are going to sow the seeds of long-term instability."
"what you think you're signing up for is not the reality."
"So we're looking at innovative solutions to do that."
"The burden on Jordan, the burden on Lebanon, the burden on Turkey, as you saw firsthand, Mr. Chairman, is extraordinary."
"We are at risk of creating a lost generation of children, and we know what that means."
"military efforts alone are insufficient."
"The multi-sector programming is vitally important. We have to have these interconnections, and that's exactly what we're trying to do."
"The challenge of actually moving from...liberating territory to then stabilizing it...is where the challenge really comes in."
"It is not the violence, because that's gone. It's two things: it's an absence of access to school and education for the kids, and it's a lack of access to employment, to jobs, for the parents."
"What we are doing, instead, is trying to identify, elevate, and build the capacity of local credible voices."