You have made people listen. You have made people care, and you have taught us that whether we are poor or prosperous,… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
As one of my predecessors said, our objective is not to take people to heaven, but to prevent humanity from going to… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
In an era of globalisation, AIESEC's programmes have helped young people around the world to develop a broader understanding of cultural socio-economic… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
My own advice to people who would be in office for two or three terms is that they must accept democratic rotation:… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
People of different religions and cultures live side by side in almost every part of the world, and most of us have… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts itself off from its youth severs its lifeline. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Jewish people have been victims of anti-Semitism in many parts of the world, and in Europe they were the target of the… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Young people - with their dynamism, their energy and their inherent understanding of our interconnected world - have much to teach us.… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Most people forget that even in Iraq, by the time the air and no-fly zone was established, the air defence system had… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
I am often asked what can people do to become a good global citizen? I reply that it begins in your own… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
When people say the U.N. is useless, I ask the question, which U.N. are we talking about? We have the U.N. that… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The people of Serbia want to have a say in the decisions affecting them. And I hope that this choice and their… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Change is a process which has to be managed. If it's managed and managed well in the interest of the nation and… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
I believe that our world needs an instrument of global action as never before in history. I believe that the United Nations… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Young people must be included from birth. A society that cuts itself off from its youth severs its lifeline; it is condemned… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The Arab spring reminds me a bit of the decolonisation process where one country gets independence and everybody else wants it. How… — 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
What governments and people don't realise is that sometimes the collective interest - the international interest - is also the national interest. — 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
The drafters of the [Refugee Convention ] had the Cold War in mind and mainly sought to protect a few thousand dissidents… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
When economic conditions are difficult, people tend to be less generous and protect themselves; the question of solidarity doesn't mean much to… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The main point in our report was to recommend decriminalization...because of the way laws are applied, which have not worked. We have… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
I've been around enough to realise that there are two things that once people have them, they don't want to give up,… — 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
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
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