A developed country is one that allows all its citizens to enjoy a free and healthy life in a safe environment — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Often we mistake stability, in terms of security and economic activity, to mean a country is doing well. We forget the third… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The skills you need to fight the colonial power and the skills you need to gain independence are not necessarily the same… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The Arab Spring reminds me a bit of the decolonisation process where one country gets independence, and everybody else wants it. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
We tend to look at countries in terms of failed states and functioning states, which is rather simplistic. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
It is extreme arrogance for one to think he...and it's usually he, is the only one who can govern his country and… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
We have to be very clear with the population and the countries we enter what we can do and what we cannot… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
How can you have a world of today where India is not represented in the Security Council; Japan, the second contributor, is… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Some have suggested that ideally there must be some international body that would treat areas like the Arctic as a global commerce,… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
There is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls and the empowerment of women... When women are fully… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
It is true that the principle of national citizenship, associated with rights, and the control of a country's borders are two key… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Most governments only want to deploy a peacekeeping force where there is a peace agreement and there is peace to keep. They… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
In countries where democracy is either non-existent or in development, on the other hand, citizens crave those freedoms. Maybe that is one… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The interesting thing is, everybody focuses on the global warming as an environmental issue, as something outside our daily lives. But actually… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Often, we take stability - peace in terms of security and economic activity - to mean a country is doing well. We… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Good, healthy democratic societies are built on three pillars: there's peace and stability, economic development, and respect for rule of law and… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
When you have difficult issues on the table for discussion, then sometimes for Africa you may have Burundi or Gambia representing them… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
When we talk about the UN, what are we really talking about? We are talking about my country, your country, other countries… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
It is extreme arrogance for one to think he is the only one who can govern his country and nobody else can… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
On this International Day of UN Peacekeepers, let us pay tribute to the men and women from countries across the world who… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The Arab spring reminds me a bit of the decolonisation process where one country gets independence and everybody else wants it. How… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
I believe that our world needs an instrument of global action as never before in history. I believe that the United Nations… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Governments have to conclude a fair, universal, and binding climate agreement, by which every country commits to reducing emissions of greenhouse gases. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The [UN Security Council] P5 ought to be dissuaded from using their veto power, which can paralyze the United Nations. The country… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Not only do these abominable weapons lie buried in silence and in their millions waiting to kill or maim innocent women and… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The reality is that no group of countries has any grounds for complacency about its own human rights performance and no group… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
All our efforts to defeat poverty and pursue sustainable development will be in vain if environmental degradation and natural resource depletion continue unabated. — Kofi Annan Copy Share
UN peacekeeping operations are now increasingly complex and multi-dimensional, going beyond monitoring a ceasefire to actually bringing failed States back to life, often after… — Kofi Annan Copy Share
We were all children once. And we all share the desire for the well-being of our children, which has always been and will continue… — Kofi Annan Copy Share
You will recall that for months after 9/11, there was incredible support and sympathy for the US. I really hoped and wished they had… — Kofi Annan Copy Share
A nation has the right to defend itself, but when it comes to the broader issue of peace and security, the legitimacy rests only… — Kofi Annan Copy Share
Sometimes when you take a tough action against one side in the conflict, they see you as part of the conflict and they attack… — Kofi Annan Copy Share
Some have suggested that ideally there must be some international body that would treat areas like the Arctic as a global commerce, a bit… — Kofi Annan Copy Share
In an age of interdependence, global citizenship - based on trust and sense of shared responsibility - is a crucial pillar of progress. At… — Kofi Annan Copy Share
We knew the Syrian situation was complex and there were lots of divisions, particularly on the side of the opposition... This is a tough… — Kofi Annan Copy Share
The question is the morning after. What sort of Iraq do we wake up to after the bombing? What happens in the region? What… — Kofi Annan Copy Share
Can the state, which represents the whole of society and has the duty of protecting society, fulfill that duty by lowering itself to the… — Kofi Annan Copy Share
As long as inequality and other social problems plague us, populists will try to exploit them. — Kofi Annan Copy Share
Developing and newer democracies are much more susceptible to the tactics of populists and demagogues - they often do not have strong institutions, free… — Kofi Annan Copy Share
The young and dynamic and idealistic people in the square do not have the chance to organise themselves politically, to be able to follow… — Kofi Annan Copy Share
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