Gather the five virtues (Dignity, Confidence, Courage, Compassion, and Faith). Then you are a man. — 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
I was an ordinary boy at school, a young man. In fact, what did the headmaster once say? "You're constantly challenging those… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Once you are really challenged, you find something in yourself. Man doesn't know what he is capable of until he is asked. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
I used to tell the story about as a young man in high school one of the professors came in and put… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
I think the generational change is going to be so important for Africa that we really should encourage and push it as… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The United Nations has long recognised that the imagination, ideals and energies of young men and women are vital for the continuing… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Human beings are not property. On the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, let us reaffirm the inherent dignity of all… — 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
On this International Day of UN Peacekeepers, let us pay tribute to the men and women from countries across the world who… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Literacy is, finally, the road to human progress and the means through which every man, woman and child can realize his or… — 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
The number one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain their self-esteem. You don't hit a man… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark… — 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
