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
Slavery was, in a very real sense, the first international human rights issue to come to the fore. It led to the… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The UN was very media-shy, and its relationship with the press was very controlled; although periodically I spoke to the press, the… — 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
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
Human beings are not property. On the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, let us reaffirm the inherent dignity of all… — 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
This is an historic step forward in the world's efforts to combat a truly global threat. — 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
