Often, we take stability - peace in terms of security and economic activity - to mean a country is doing well. We… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The death toll from small arms dwarfs that of all other weapons systems — and in most years greatly exceeds the toll… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Each crisis is different, has its own specificities, and we need to look at it critically; look at each one in its… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Good, healthy democratic societies are built on three pillars: there's peace and stability, economic development, and respect for rule of law and… — 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
Professional accountants should use that influence to encourage the companies they serve to think long term and integrate sustainable development goals into… — 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
We tend to look at countries in terms of failed states and functioning states, which is rather simplistic. — 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
