Beneath the surface of states and nations, ideas and language, lies the fate of individual human beings in need. Answering their needs… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together.… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The global work of the United Nations is not without reason compared to that of a family - striving for a common… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The future of peace and prosperity that we seek for all the world's peoples needs a foundation of tolerance, security, equality and… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
It is not in the United Nations that the Millennium Development Goals will be achieved. They have to be achieved in each… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The United Nations, whose membership comprises almost all the states in the world, is founded on the principle of the equal worth… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
A United Nations that will not stand up for human rights is a United Nations that cannot stand up for itself. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The United Nations has long recognised that the imagination, ideals and energies of young men and women are vital for the continuing… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
His Holiness brings a wealth of experience to this exalted office. The United Nations and the Holy See share a strong commitment… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
“More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together.… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
If the United Nations is not as united as it should be, that is because it is a reflection of the world… — 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
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
The [UN Security Council] P5 ought to be dissuaded from using their veto power, which can paralyze the United Nations. The country… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
From this vision of the role of the United Nations in the next century flow three key priorities for the future: eradicating… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
The United Nations is proud to have the Adopt-A-Minefield Campaign as a partner. — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
If the United Nations does not attempt to chart a course for the world's people in the first decades of the new… — 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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