Asked whether donor nations may be becoming fatigued ... The fatigue may be there, but I don't think we can justify it… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
There has to be a force on the horizon that can come very quickly. But the way we run and fund peacekeeping,… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Sometimes in peacekeeping operations you show force in order not to use force - people realise that there's a pushback and there's… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Let us choose to unite the power of markets with the authority of universal ideals. Let us choose to reconcile the creative… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Most governments only want to deploy a peacekeeping force where there is a peace agreement and there is peace to keep. They… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
You can do a lot with diplomacy, but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Revolution by its nature can not be overly programmed or directed. There are so many forces at work that you don't know… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Unless the Security Council is restored to its pre-eminent position as the sole source of legitimacy on the use of force, we… — 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
