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
Let us be good stewards of the Earth we inherited. All of us have to share the Earth's fragile ecosystems and precious… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Contrary to popular belief, we do not face a choice between economy and ecology, It is often said that protecting the environment… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
On climate change, we often don't fully appreciate that it is a problem. We think it is a problem waiting to happen. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Over time you get to understand the nature of man and the environments you are dealing with, and you can't always allow… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
A developed country is one that allows all its citizens to enjoy a free and healthy life in a safe environment — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Shifting towards low-carbon energy systems can avert climate catastrophe while creating new opportunities for investment, growth, and employment. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The preservation of biodiversity is not just a job for governments. International and non-governmental organisations, the private sector and each and every… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Over time you learn to know a bit more about yourself - you develop a certain amount of self-insight and self-awareness, and… — 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
