After the end of the cold war, everybody thought, fantastic, finally the UN may be able to do what it was originally… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
When you have difficult issues on the table for discussion, then sometimes for Africa you may have Burundi or Gambia representing them… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
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
In the past we could afford a long gestation period before undertaking major environmental policy initiatives. Today the time for a well-planned… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
One must also acknowledge that there are moments in an organisation's development when fresh blood and new vision are required, which may… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
To look into some aspects of the future, we do not need projections by supercomputers. Much of the next millennium can be… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Depending on where you live, your threat is much different from the other person. If you ask a New Yorker today, because… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
It may seem sometimes as if a culture of peace does not stand a chance against the culture of war, the culture… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
You may have noticed over the years that the UN became a bit more media-friendly, a bit more open to the media… — 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
