A world government can intervene militarily in the internal affairs of any nation when it disapproves of their activities. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
If the United Nations is not as united as it should be, that is because it is a reflection of the world… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The World is not ours to keep. We hold it in trust for future generations. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
On this International Day of Peace, let us dare to imagine a world free of conflict and violence — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
To build a more healthy, peaceful and equitable world the classrooms of the world have to be full of girls as well… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Achieving the MDGs is not optional; it is an essential investment in a safer, more human and prosperous world — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Sadly, a prize for peace is a rarity in this world. Most nations have monuments or memorials to war, bronze salutations to… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Yehudi Menuhin was a citizen of the world in the fullest sense - one whose vision and culture gave him a deep… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
In an era of globalisation, AIESEC's programmes have helped young people around the world to develop a broader understanding of cultural socio-economic… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Tolerance, inter-cultural dialogue and respect for diversity are more essential than ever in a world where peoples are becoming more and more… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
We shall not defeat any of the infectious diseases that plague the developing world until we have also won the battle for… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Let us, above all, be clear that, without a convincing program of debt relief to start the new millennium, our objective of… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
In an era of global abundance, our world has the resources to reduce dramatically the massive divides that persist between rich and… — 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
It is within the family that children learn the values that will guide them for the rest of their lives. It is… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
We need to promote greater tolerance and understanding among the peoples of the world. Nothing can be more dangerous to our efforts… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The other thing that really I regretted not being able to do was to push effectively for the reform of the Security… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The future of peace and prosperity that we seek for all the world's peoples needs a foundation of tolerance, security, equality and… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Young people - with their dynamism, their energy and their inherent understanding of our interconnected world - have much to teach us.… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
To look into some aspects of the future, we do not need projections by supercomputers. Much of the next millennium can be… — 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
There was a time, with the Berlin Wall down, that [it looked as if] the UN finally could do what it was… — 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
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
Let us all reaffirm our commitment to improving the well- being of families throughout the world. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
This is an historic step forward in the world's efforts to combat a truly global threat. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Usually, when you look around the world, people are killing each other, fighting over scarce resources. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
If our hopes of building a better and safer world are to become more than wishful thinking, we will need the engagement… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
His Holiness brings a wealth of experience to this exalted office. The United Nations and the Holy See share a strong commitment… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
You have made people listen. You have made people care, and you have taught us that whether we are poor or prosperous,… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The international community... allows nearly 3 billion people - almost half of all humanity - to subsist on $2 or less a… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Our biggest challenge in this new century is to take an idea that seems abstract - sustainable development - and turn it… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
We need to create a world that is equitable, that is stable and a world where we bear in mind the needs… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
As I travel around the world, people think the only place where there is potential conflict [over] water is the Middle East,… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The Security Council should be seen as the executive committee of the global security system set up after World War II. Its… — 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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