The interesting thing is, everybody focuses on the global warming as an environmental issue, as something outside our daily lives. But actually… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Let us remember the large numbers of citizens who, day in and day out, through acts of volunteerism large and small, bring… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Founded on the principles of private initiative, entrepreneurship and self-employment, underpinned by the values of democracy, equality and solidarity, the co-operative movement… — 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
If we are to make poverty history, we must have the active participation of States, civil society and the private sector, as… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The United Nations believes that acceptance of these principles will help the Palestinian people achieve their legitimate goal of an end to… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The past year's natural disasters have highlighted the invaluable contributions of volunteers in our communities. They have volunteered their time, energy and… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Microfinance recognizes that poor people are remarkable reservoirs of energy and knowledge, posing an untapped opportunity to create markets, bring people in… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
There are a great number of peoples who need more than just words of sympathy from the international community. They need a… — 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
If our hopes of building a better and safer world are to become more than wishful thinking, we will need the engagement… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
You saw the traumas that people lived through, and wondered what it will take to move us as a human community, as… — 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
