States Quotes by Kofi Annan

If we are to make poverty history, we must have the active participation of States, civil society and the private sector, as…

— Kofi Annan

It is not in the United Nations that the Millennium Development Goals will be achieved. They have to be achieved in each…

— Kofi Annan

Time and again, when member states and the governments are faced with an insoluble problem, and they're under pressure to do something,…

— Kofi Annan

The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the states in the world, is founded on the principle of the equal worth…

— Kofi Annan

Beneath the surface of states and nations, ideas and language, lies the fate of individual human beings in need. Answering their needs…

— Kofi Annan

[Refugees] cannot be stopped, but they can and must be managed better, more humanely, protecting migrants' human rights whilst accepting states' rights…

— Kofi Annan

We tend to look at countries in terms of failed states and functioning states, which is rather simplistic.

— Kofi Annan

The Refugee Convention of 1951 was a major breakthrough, outlining the rights of those displaced across borders as well as the legal…

— Kofi Annan

We have seen recently, almost every major head of state goes to India and says, we believe India should be in the…

— Kofi Annan

The United Nations believes that acceptance of these principles will help the Palestinian people achieve their legitimate goal of an end to…

— Kofi Annan

It is true that the principle of national citizenship, associated with rights, and the control of a country's borders are two key…

— Kofi Annan

I have often said that we have two UNs; the UN that is a Secretariat, that implements the mandates handed over to…

— Kofi Annan

Applaud us when we prevail, correct us when we fail; but, above all, do not let this indispensable, irreplaceable institution wither, languish…

— Kofi Annan

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

— Kofi Annan

In some ways, the challenges are even more daunting than they were at the peak of the cold war. Not only do…

— Kofi Annan

The [UN Security Council] P5 ought to be dissuaded from using their veto power, which can paralyze the United Nations. The country…

— Kofi Annan

There was a time, with the Berlin Wall down, that [it looked as if] the UN finally could do what it was…

— Kofi Annan

UN peacekeeping operations are now increasingly complex and multi-dimensional, going beyond monitoring a ceasefire to actually bringing failed States back to life,…

— Kofi Annan

Depending on where you live, your threat is much different from the other person. If you ask a New Yorker today, because…

— Kofi Annan

Nuclear terrorism is still often treated as science fiction. I wish it were. But unfortunately we live in a world of excess…

— Kofi Annan