UN is made even more complex by the constant interplay of politics and bureaucracy and can certainly be bewildering for a novice. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Poverty devastates families, communities and nations. It causes instability and political unrest and fuels conflict. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, very few governments think about youth unemployment when they are drawing up their national plans. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
What governments and people don't realise is that sometimes the collective interest - the international interest - is also the national interest. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Tony Blair is a very able politician; he's perhaps one of the best of his generation. He made a major contribution in… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
A world government can intervene militarily in the internal affairs of any nation when it disapproves of their activities. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Above all else, we need a reaffirmation of political commitment at the highest levels to reducing the dangers that arise both from… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
It is not in the United Nations that the Millennium Development Goals will be achieved. They have to be achieved in each… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The preservation of biodiversity is not just a job for governments. International and non-governmental organisations, the private sector and each and every… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
We cannot wait for governments to do it all. Globalization operates on Internet time. Governments tend to be slow moving by nature,… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
I think that in the West, many citizens, especially younger citizens, take their freedoms and institutions for granted and focus on their… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The young and dynamic and idealistic people in the square do not have the chance to organise themselves politically, to be able… — 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
The report produced by my commission, the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy and Security, in 2012 showed the corrosive impact of money… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Time and again, when member states and the governments are faced with an insoluble problem, and they're under pressure to do something,… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
In an age of interdependence, global citizenship - based on trust and sense of shared responsibility - is a crucial pillar of… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
As we move forward, you cannot resolve the potential food crisis or shortages without science being part of the solution. Science has… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable… — 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
Invite politicians to dinner and let them tell the world how delicious it is. . . . They will proudly go around… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The fight against HIV/AIDS requires leadership from all parts of government - and it needs to go right to the top. AIDS… — 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
