“I'm not a natural killer ! See this? See what it says? I'm supposed to keep the peace, I am! If I… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
When the US withdrew their troops from Somalia, I recall making a comment that [in] the way the peacekeepers had been withdrawn… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Consider that in a galaxy far, far away (otherwise known as the 1990s), President Clinton felt that he had to assure an… — Matt Welch Copy Share Image
“Two unwritten rules of peacekeeping existed. You’d expect it would be easy to keep two rules, but I broke the first one.… — Tammy Pemper Copy Share Image
Today, we have more than 110,000 men and women deployed in conflict zones around the world. They come from nearly 120 countries… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
The [George W.] Bush administration tripled its aid package to Afghanistan. [Hamid] Karzai finally (and courageously) announced that warlords will be forbidden… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
The U.N.'s impartiality allows it to negotiate and operate in some of the toughest places in the world. And time and again,… — Ban Ki-moon 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
The primary, the fundamental, the essential purpose of the United Nations is to keep peace. Everything it does which helps prevent World… — Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr Copy Share Image
“No matter what, I am not giving up - I am not giving up on this world. Because among all the planets… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
I don't want to force the peacekeeping nations to feel like I'm pushing them out. — Michel Martelly Copy Share Image
We all wish for world peace, but world peace will never be achieved unless we first establish peace within our own minds. — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Copy Share Image
Peace comes from being able to contribute the best that we have, and all that we are, toward creating a world that… — Hafsat Abiola Copy Share Image
We have before us the opportunity to forge for ourselves and for future generations a new world order, a world where the… — George H. W. Bush Copy Share Image
So I've gone in and out of the U.N., working on counter-terrorism, on U.N. reform, on peacekeeping, peace and security issues, many… — Edward Luck Copy Share Image
The United Nations exists not merely to preserve the peace but also to make change - even radical change - possible without… — Ralph Bunche 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
Let's recall Bosnia in 1995. As we know well, the European peacekeeping contingent, represented by the Dutch troops, did not want to… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
As I prepare for my second term as Secretary-General, I am thinking hard about how we can meet the expectations of the… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
![“When the US withdrew their troops from Somalia, I recall making a comment that [in] the way the peacekeepers had been withdrawn from Somalia, the impression had been given that the easiest way to unravel a peacekeeping operation is to kill a few soldiers.” quote by Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7f8/kofi-annan-799_comment_when-the-us-withdrew-their-troops-from-s_2606547.jpg)
![“The [George W.] Bush administration tripled its aid package to Afghanistan. [Hamid] Karzai finally (and courageously) announced that warlords will be forbidden from holding office in the future government. And finally, NATO agreed to expand the peacekeeping forces to troubled areas outside of Kabul.” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4e3/khaled-hosseini-251_administration_the-george-w-bush-administration-tripled_2968888.jpg)
