Clinton calls for supporting democratic transitions

US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton has urged the international community to fight violence and terrorism, specially acts targeting her countries' missions all over the world. "All of us need to stand together to resist these forces and to support democratic transitions underway in North Africa and the Middle East," Clinton said at the Global Initiative meetings led by her husband former President Bill Clinton at the UN. "We are standing up for democracies that unlock people’s potential and standing against extremists who exploit people’s frustrations," she said. Clinton pointed out a look at the current state around the world: "Countries that are focused more on fostering growth than fomenting grievance are racing ahead. Building schools instead of burning them; investing in their people’s creativity, not inciting their rage; opening their economies and societies to have more connections with the wider world, not shutting off the internet or attacking embassies," she indicated. The US official called for an international merge of efforts against terrorism, extremism, and violence. "Dignity does not come from avenging insults, especially with violence that can never be justified," she said. "And unity on this throughout the international community is crucial, because extremists around the world are working hard to drive us apart." Clinton's remarks came in attendance of a number of world leaders present at the current session of the General Assembly of the UN launched yesterday in New York.