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title: "35 Ifs Quotes By Kofi Annan"
description: "35 Ifs quotes by Kofi Annan. Plus more from Kofi Annan and more Ifs sayings from other authors."
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> [The Millennium Development Goals can be met by 2015, but only if all involved break with business as usual and dramatically accelerate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/the-millennium-development-goals-can-be-met-by-2015-but-only-if-all/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [Both parties accept this vision. But we can reach it only if we move rapidly and in parallel on all fronts. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/both-parties-accept-this-vision-but-we-can-reach-it-only-if-we-move/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [If there is one area where equity is crucial and essential, I think it should be the issue of water.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/if-there-is-one-area-where-equity-is-crucial-and-essential-i-think-it/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [I think the US and UK thought if they gave a bit more time to Israel, they would crush Hezbollah. But it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/i-think-the-us-and-uk-thought-if-they-gave-a-bit-more-time-to-israel/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [If you are neutral in a situation where one side is patently being mistreated, the conclusion is that you're siding with this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/if-you-are-neutral-in-a-situation-where-one-side-is-patently-being/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [Children are our future and if we use them in battle, we are destroying the future. We must reclaim them, every one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/children-are-our-future-and-if-we-use-them-in-battle-we-are/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [I think that peacekeeping can do quite a lot, if they are given the right mandate with the commensurate resources to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/i-think-that-peacekeeping-can-do-quite-a-lot-if-they-are-given-the/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [Change is a process which has to be managed. If it's managed and managed well in the interest of the nation and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/change-is-a-process-which-has-to-be-managed-if-it-s-managed-and/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [When so many lives are at risk, when so much killing is going on, when there's so much chaos and suffering, isn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/when-so-many-lives-are-at-risk-when-so-much-killing-is-going-on-when/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [If we get agriculture right in Africa, where most of the people now are working in that sector, not only would it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/if-we-get-agriculture-right-in-africa-where-most-of-the-people-now/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [We knew the Syrian situation was complex and there were lots of divisions, particularly on the side of the opposition... This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/we-knew-the-syrian-situation-was-complex-and-there-were-lots-of/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [Democracy is, in essence, a form of non-violent conflict management. If war is the worst enemy of development, healthy and balanced development…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/democracy-is-in-essence-a-form-of-non-violent-conflict-management-if/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [You have to develop a certain healthy distance to allow you to keep a clear head, to be able to analyse the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/you-have-to-develop-a-certain-healthy-distance-to-allow-you-to-keep-a/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [Access to a secure, safe and sufficient source of fresh water is a fundamental requirement for the survival, well-being and socio-economic development…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/access-to-a-secure-safe-and-sufficient-source-of-fresh-water-is-a/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [We had a rule in the school that when you're punished, you carry out the punishment and then complain, which I felt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/we-had-a-rule-in-the-school-that-when-you-re-punished-you-carry-out/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [ The \[UN Security Council\] P5 ought to be dissuaded from using their veto power, which can paralyze the United Nations. The country… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/the-un-security-council-p5-ought-to-be-dissuaded-from-using-their/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [Depending on where you live, your threat is much different from the other person. If you ask a New Yorker today, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/depending-on-where-you-live-your-threat-is-much-different-from-the/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [It may seem sometimes as if a culture of peace does not stand a chance against the culture of war, the culture…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/it-may-seem-sometimes-as-if-a-culture-of-peace-does-not-stand-a/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [It is within the family that children learn the values that will guide them for the rest of their lives. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/it-is-within-the-family-that-children-learn-the-values-that-will/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [ There was a time, with the Berlin Wall down, that \[it looked as if\] the UN finally could do what it was… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/there-was-a-time-with-the-berlin-wall-down-that-it-looked-as-if-the/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [If the United Nations is not as united as it should be, that is because it is a reflection of the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/if-the-united-nations-is-not-as-united-as-it-should-be-that-is/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [The future belongs to you, but it can only belong to you if you participate and take charge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/the-future-belongs-to-you-but-it-can-only-belong-to-you-if-you/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [If our hopes of building a better and safer world are to become more than wishful thinking, we will need the engagement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/if-our-hopes-of-building-a-better-and-safer-world-are-to-become-more/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [If we are to make poverty history, we must have the active participation of States, civil society and the private sector, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/if-we-are-to-make-poverty-history-we-must-have-the-active/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [All our efforts to defeat poverty and pursue sustainable development will be in vain if environmental degradation and natural resource depletion continue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/all-our-efforts-to-defeat-poverty-and-pursue-sustainable-development/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/if-tolerance-respect-and-equity-permeate-family-life-they-will/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/young-people-should-be-at-the-forefront-of-global-change-and/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [We have seen recently, almost every major head of state goes to India and says, we believe India should be in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/we-have-seen-recently-almost-every-major-head-of-state-goes-to-india/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [Most governments only want to deploy a peacekeeping force where there is a peace agreement and there is peace to keep. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/most-governments-only-want-to-deploy-a-peacekeeping-force-where-there/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [If we do not get a universal acceptance of the constitution the likelihood of the violence continuing is there. If it had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/if-we-do-not-get-a-universal-acceptance-of-the-constitution-the/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [In an era of global abundance, our world has the resources to reduce dramatically the massive divides that persist between rich and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/in-an-era-of-global-abundance-our-world-has-the-resources-to-reduce/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [A hungry mind is not free, and I felt if we were really going to make a difference and fight poverty we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/a-hungry-mind-is-not-free-and-i-felt-if-we-were-really-going-to-make/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [One has to learn from history. Quite frankly, it is almost impossible to have a sense of vision without a sense of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/one-has-to-learn-from-history-quite-frankly-it-is-almost-impossible/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [Let us be good stewards of the Earth we inherited. All of us have to share the Earth's fragile ecosystems and precious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/let-us-be-good-stewards-of-the-earth-we-inherited-all-of-us-have-to/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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> [If globalization is to succeed, it must succeed for poor and rich alike. It must deliver rights no less than riches. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/if-globalization-is-to-succeed-it-must-succeed-for-poor-and-rich/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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## Other authors on Ifs

## More by Kofi Annan

> [All our efforts to defeat poverty and pursue sustainable development will be in vain if environmental degradation and natural resource depletion continue unabated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/all-our-efforts-to-defeat-poverty-and-pursue-sustainable-development/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/un-peacekeeping-operations-are-now-increasingly-complex-and-multi/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/we-were-all-children-once-and-we-all-share-the-desire-for-the-well/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/you-will-recall-that-for-months-after-9-11-there-was-incredible/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [A nation has the right to defend itself, but when it comes to the broader issue of peace and security, the legitimacy rests only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/a-nation-has-the-right-to-defend-itself-but-when-it-comes-to-the/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [Sometimes when you take a tough action against one side in the conflict, they see you as part of the conflict and they attack…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/sometimes-when-you-take-a-tough-action-against-one-side-in-the/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [Some have suggested that ideally there must be some international body that would treat areas like the Arctic as a global commerce, a bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/some-have-suggested-that-ideally-there-must-be-some-international/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [In an age of interdependence, global citizenship - based on trust and sense of shared responsibility - is a crucial pillar of progress. At…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/in-an-age-of-interdependence-global-citizenship-based-on-trust-and/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [We knew the Syrian situation was complex and there were lots of divisions, particularly on the side of the opposition... This is a tough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/we-knew-the-syrian-situation-was-complex-and-there-were-lots-of/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [The question is the morning after. What sort of Iraq do we wake up to after the bombing? What happens in the region? What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/the-question-is-the-morning-after-what-sort-of-iraq-do-we-wake-up-to/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [I laugh a lot inside and outside, and at myself sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/i-laugh-a-lot-inside-and-outside-and-at-myself-sometimes/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [Can the state, which represents the whole of society and has the duty of protecting society, fulfill that duty by lowering itself to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/can-the-state-which-represents-the-whole-of-society-and-has-the-duty/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [As long as inequality and other social problems plague us, populists will try to exploit them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/as-long-as-inequality-and-other-social-problems-plague-us-populists/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [Developing and newer democracies are much more susceptible to the tactics of populists and demagogues - they often do not have strong institutions, free…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/developing-and-newer-democracies-are-much-more-susceptible-to-the/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

> [The young and dynamic and idealistic people in the square do not have the chance to organise themselves politically, to be able to follow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kofi-annan/the-young-and-dynamic-and-idealistic-people-in-the-square-do-not-have/)

[Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kofi-annan/)

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