Equity Quote by Kofi Annan

“If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world.” quote by Kofi Annan — Download Open image

“If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world.”

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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 decades of conflict. The blue helmets and their civilian colleagues work together to organize elections, enact police and judicial reform, promote and protect human rights, conduct mine-clearance, advance gender equality, achieve the voluntary disarmament of former…

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

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