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title: "11 Council Quotes By Kofi Annan"
description: "11 Council quotes by Kofi Annan. Plus more from Kofi Annan and more Council sayings from other authors."
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> [A nation has the right to defend itself, but when it comes to the broader issue of peace and security, the legitimacy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/a-nation-has-the-right-to-defend-itself-but-when-it-comes-to-the/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [To go to war without the Security Council will not be in conformity with the Council.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/to-go-to-war-without-the-security-council-will-not-be-in-conformity/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4d/kofi-annan-799_conformity_to-go-to-war-without-the-security-counci_1787543.png)

> [Unless the Security Council is restored to its pre-eminent position as the sole source of legitimacy on the use of force, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/unless-the-security-council-is-restored-to-its-pre-eminent-position/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/iraq-has-a-new-opportunity-to-comply-with-all-these-relevant/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96c/kofi-annan-799_council_iraq-has-a-new-opportunity-to-comply-wit_3085817.png)

> [How can you have a world of today where India is not represented in the Security Council; Japan, the second contributor, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/how-can-you-have-a-world-of-today-where-india-is-not-represented-in/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8b/kofi-annan-799_absent_how-can-you-have-a-world-of-today-where_2041569.jpg)

> [I have often said that we have two UNs; the UN that is a Secretariat, that implements the mandates handed over to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/i-have-often-said-that-we-have-two-uns-the-un-that-is-a-secretariat/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbc/kofi-annan-799_assembly_i-have-often-said-that-we-have-two-uns-t_1065684.png)

> [We have seen recently, almost every major head of state goes to India and says, we believe India should be in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/we-have-seen-recently-almost-every-major-head-of-state-goes-to-india/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d6/kofi-annan-799_back-home_we-have-seen-recently-almost-every-major_397261.png)

> [The Security Council should be seen as the executive committee of the global security system set up after World War II. Its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/the-security-council-should-be-seen-as-the-executive-committee-of-the/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/077/kofi-annan-799_committee_the-security-council-should-be-seen-as-t_741152.png)

> [The other thing that really I regretted not being able to do was to push effectively for the reform of the Security…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/the-other-thing-that-really-i-regretted-not-being-able-to-do-was-to/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20b/kofi-annan-799_able_the-other-thing-that-really-i-regretted_1084101.png)

> [When you have difficult issues on the table for discussion, then sometimes for Africa you may have Burundi or Gambia representing them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/when-you-have-difficult-issues-on-the-table-for-discussion-then/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/956/kofi-annan-799_america_when-you-have-difficult-issues-on-the-ta_513770.png)

> [ The \[UN Security Council\] P5 ought to be dissuaded from using their veto power, which can paralyze the United Nations. The country… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/the-un-security-council-p5-ought-to-be-dissuaded-from-using-their/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8df/kofi-annan-799_action_the-un-security-council-p5-ought-to-be-d_2563041.jpg)

## Other authors on Council

## More by Kofi Annan

> [All our efforts to defeat poverty and pursue sustainable development will be in vain if environmental degradation and natural resource depletion continue unabated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/all-our-efforts-to-defeat-poverty-and-pursue-sustainable-development/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/un-peacekeeping-operations-are-now-increasingly-complex-and-multi/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/we-were-all-children-once-and-we-all-share-the-desire-for-the-well/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/you-will-recall-that-for-months-after-9-11-there-was-incredible/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [A nation has the right to defend itself, but when it comes to the broader issue of peace and security, the legitimacy rests only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/a-nation-has-the-right-to-defend-itself-but-when-it-comes-to-the/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [Sometimes when you take a tough action against one side in the conflict, they see you as part of the conflict and they attack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/sometimes-when-you-take-a-tough-action-against-one-side-in-the/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [Some have suggested that ideally there must be some international body that would treat areas like the Arctic as a global commerce, a bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/some-have-suggested-that-ideally-there-must-be-some-international/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [In an age of interdependence, global citizenship - based on trust and sense of shared responsibility - is a crucial pillar of progress. At…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/in-an-age-of-interdependence-global-citizenship-based-on-trust-and/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [We knew the Syrian situation was complex and there were lots of divisions, particularly on the side of the opposition... This is a tough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/we-knew-the-syrian-situation-was-complex-and-there-were-lots-of/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [The question is the morning after. What sort of Iraq do we wake up to after the bombing? What happens in the region? What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/the-question-is-the-morning-after-what-sort-of-iraq-do-we-wake-up-to/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [I laugh a lot inside and outside, and at myself sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/i-laugh-a-lot-inside-and-outside-and-at-myself-sometimes/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [Can the state, which represents the whole of society and has the duty of protecting society, fulfill that duty by lowering itself to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/can-the-state-which-represents-the-whole-of-society-and-has-the-duty/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [As long as inequality and other social problems plague us, populists will try to exploit them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/as-long-as-inequality-and-other-social-problems-plague-us-populists/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [Developing and newer democracies are much more susceptible to the tactics of populists and demagogues - they often do not have strong institutions, free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/developing-and-newer-democracies-are-much-more-susceptible-to-the/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [The young and dynamic and idealistic people in the square do not have the chance to organise themselves politically, to be able to follow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/the-young-and-dynamic-and-idealistic-people-in-the-square-do-not-have/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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