More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
If information and knowledge are central to democracy, they are the conditions for development. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
...there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The Millennium Development Goals can be met by 2015, but only if all involved break with business as usual and dramatically accelerate… — 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
Democracy is, in essence, a form of non-violent conflict management. If war is the worst enemy of development, healthy and balanced development… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
On this International Literacy Day, let us recall that literacy for all is an integral part of education for all, and that… — 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
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
Literacy unlocks the door to learning throughout life, is essential to development and health, and opens the way for democratic participation and… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
If we get agriculture right in Africa, where most of the people now are working in that sector, not only would it… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The right to development is the measure of the respect of all other human rights.That should be our aim: a situation in… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Professional accountants should use that influence to encourage the companies they serve to think long term and integrate sustainable development goals into… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The United Nations has long recognised that the imagination, ideals and energies of young men and women are vital for the continuing… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
In some ways, the challenges are even more daunting than they were at the peak of the cold war. Not only do… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Access to a secure, safe and sufficient source of fresh water is a fundamental requirement for the survival, well-being and socio-economic development… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
One must also acknowledge that there are moments in an organisation's development when fresh blood and new vision are required, which may… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
For too long the development debate has ignored the fact that poverty tends to be characterized not only by material insufficiency but… — 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
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
Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
HIV/AIDS has become much more than a health issue. HIV/AIDS is a development issue, it's a security issue. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
It is impossible to realize our goals while discriminating against half the human race. As study after study has taught us, there… — 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… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
We will not enjoy security without development, we will not enjoy development without security, and we will not enjoy either without respect… — 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
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
Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human rights violation, and it is perhaps the most pervasive. It knows no boundaries… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace.… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
In an age where community involvement and partnerships with civil society are increasingly being recognized as indispensable, there is clearly a growing… — 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
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
These often unsung heroes understand...that poverty, disease and famine are just as deadly and destructive as earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis. Individuals ...are… — 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
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
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
