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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development. — 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
