Should Quotes by Kofi Annan

17 Should quotes by Kofi Annan

Annan’s 17 statements draw from a lifetime of diplomacy, offering concise guidance on responsibility and collective action. They’re a useful reminder that personal choices often echo far beyond ourselves.

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You are never too young to lead and you should never doubt your capacity to triumph where others have not.

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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…

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If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom.

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If there is one area where equity is crucial and essential, I think it should be the issue of water.

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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.

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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…

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The right to development is the measure of the respect of all other human rights.That should be our aim: a situation in…

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Drugs have destroyed many lives, but wrongheaded governmental policies have destroyed many more. I think it's obvious that after 40 years of…

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Professional accountants should use that influence to encourage the companies they serve to think long term and integrate sustainable development goals into…

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[Professional accountants ] should be encouraging companies to enhance their green credentials by switching to renewables, and to respect core labor standards…

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The Security Council should be seen as the executive committee of the global security system set up after World War II. Its…

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The main point in our report was to recommend decriminalization...because of the way laws are applied, which have not worked. We have…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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I think the generational change is going to be so important for Africa that we really should encourage and push it as…

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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…

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I laugh a lot inside and outside, and at myself sometimes.

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Can the state, which represents the whole of society and has the duty of protecting society, fulfill that duty by lowering itself to the…

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As long as inequality and other social problems plague us, populists will try to exploit them.

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Developing and newer democracies are much more susceptible to the tactics of populists and demagogues - they often do not have strong institutions, free…

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The young and dynamic and idealistic people in the square do not have the chance to organise themselves politically, to be able to follow…

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