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Kofi Annan Quotes

Unless the Security Council is restored to it's pre-eminent position as the sole source of legitimacy on the use of force, we are on a dangerous path to anarchy Picture Quote #1

I hope we do not see another Iraq type operation for a long time - without UN approval and much broader support from the international community Picture Quote #1

The report demonstrates beyond all doubt that the last two years have been little short of hell on Earth for our fellow human beings in Darfur Picture Quote #1

In today's world, the security of every one of us is linked to that of everyone else Picture Quote #1

When states decide to use force to deal with broader threats to international peace and security, there is no substitute for the unique legitimacy provided by the United Nations Picture Quote #1

It is within the family that children learn the values that will guide them for the rest of their lives. It is within the family that they form their earliest relationships, learn to communicate with others and interact with the world around them. It is within the family that the notion of human rights becomes a reality lived on a daily basis. If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world Picture Quote #1

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Not only do these abominable weapons lie buried in silence and in their millions waiting to kill or maim innocent women and children; but the presence or even the fear of the presence of a single landmine can prevent the cultivation of an entire field, rob a whole village of its livelihood, place yet another obstacle on a country’s road to reconstruction and development Picture Quote #1

When so many lives are at risk, when so much killing is going on, when there’s so much chaos and suffering, isn’t the risk warranted?... And if we don’t take the risk of coming to the conference, what do we do? We let it continue? Picture Quote #1

Asked whether donor nations may be becoming fatigued... The fatigue may be there, but I don’t think we can justify it in the face of such misery. We may need to wake up our conscience and our conscience must force us to act Picture Quote #1

Drugs have destroyed many lives, but wrongheaded governmental policies have destroyed many more. I think it’s obvious that after 40 years of war on drugs, it has not worked. There should be decriminalization of drugs Picture Quote #1

All our efforts to defeat poverty and pursue sustainable development will be in vain if environmental degradation and natural resource depletion continue unabated Picture Quote #1

No nation can make itself secure by seeking supremacy over all others. We all share responsibility for each other’s security, and only by working to make each other secure can we hope to achieve lasting security for ourselves Picture Quote #1

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We don’t need any more promises. We need to start keeping the promises we already made Picture Quote #1

There are a great number of peoples who need more than just words of sympathy from the international community. They need a real and sustained commitment to help end their cycles of violence, and launch them on a safe passage to prosperity Picture Quote #1

We need to create a world that is equitable, that is stable and a world where we bear in mind the needs of others, and not only what we need immediately. We are all in the same boat Picture Quote #1

The international community... allows nearly 3 billion people almost half of all humanity to subsist on $2 or less a day in a world of unprecedented wealth Picture Quote #1

Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance Picture Quote #1

If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom Picture Quote #1

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Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family Picture Quote #1

Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries out of abject poverty, while sustaining prosperity in the industrialized world Picture Quote #1

Above all else, we need a reaffirmation of political commitment at the highest levels to reducing the dangers that arise both from existing nuclear weapons and from further proliferation Picture Quote #1

In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear Picture Quote #1

It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity Picture Quote #1

National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence Picture Quote #1

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To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there Picture Quote #1

We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will Picture Quote #1

We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world’s people share the benefits of globalization Picture Quote #1

We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave to our children and their children Picture Quote #1

We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race Picture Quote #1

Today, no walls can separate humanitarian or human rights crises in one part of the world from national security crises in another. What begins with the failure to uphold the dignity of one life all too often ends with a calamity for entire nations Picture Quote #1

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Unless the Security Council is restored to it's pre-eminent position as the sole source of legitimacy on the use of force, we are on a dangerous path to anarchy (Kofi Annan Quotes) I hope we do not see another Iraq type operation for a long time - without UN approval and much broader support from the international community (Kofi Annan Quotes) The report demonstrates beyond all doubt that the last two years have been little short of hell on Earth for our fellow human beings in Darfur (Kofi Annan Quotes) In today's world, the security of every one of us is linked to that of everyone else (Kofi Annan Quotes) When states decide to use force to deal with broader threats to international peace and security, there is no substitute for the unique legitimacy provided by the United Nations (Kofi Annan Quotes) It is within the family that children learn the values that will guide them for the rest of their lives. It is within the family that they form their earliest relationships, learn to communicate with others and interact with the world around them. It is within the family that the notion of human rights becomes a reality lived on a daily basis. If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world (Kofi Annan Quotes) Not only do these abominable weapons lie buried in silence and in their millions waiting to kill or maim innocent women and children; but the presence or even the fear of the presence of a single landmine can prevent the cultivation of an entire field, rob a whole village of its livelihood, place yet another obstacle on a country’s road to reconstruction and development (Kofi Annan Quotes) When so many lives are at risk, when so much killing is going on, when there’s so much chaos and suffering, isn’t the risk warranted?... And if we don’t take the risk of coming to the conference, what do we do? We let it continue? (Kofi Annan Quotes) Asked whether donor nations may be becoming fatigued... The fatigue may be there, but I don’t think we can justify it in the face of such misery. We may need to wake up our conscience and our conscience must force us to act (Kofi Annan Quotes) Drugs have destroyed many lives, but wrongheaded governmental policies have destroyed many more. I think it’s obvious that after 40 years of war on drugs, it has not worked. There should be decriminalization of drugs (Kofi Annan Quotes) 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 Quotes) No nation can make itself secure by seeking supremacy over all others. We all share responsibility for each other’s security, and only by working to make each other secure can we hope to achieve lasting security for ourselves (Kofi Annan Quotes) We don’t need any more promises. We need to start keeping the promises we already made (Kofi Annan Quotes) There are a great number of peoples who need more than just words of sympathy from the international community. They need a real and sustained commitment to help end their cycles of violence, and launch them on a safe passage to prosperity (Kofi Annan Quotes) We need to create a world that is equitable, that is stable and a world where we bear in mind the needs of others, and not only what we need immediately. We are all in the same boat (Kofi Annan Quotes) The international community... allows nearly 3 billion people almost half of all humanity to subsist on $2 or less a day in a world of unprecedented wealth (Kofi Annan Quotes) Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance (Kofi Annan Quotes) If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom (Kofi Annan Quotes) Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family (Kofi Annan Quotes) Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries out of abject poverty, while sustaining prosperity in the industrialized world (Kofi Annan Quotes) Above all else, we need a reaffirmation of political commitment at the highest levels to reducing the dangers that arise both from existing nuclear weapons and from further proliferation (Kofi Annan Quotes) In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear (Kofi Annan Quotes) It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity (Kofi Annan Quotes) National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence (Kofi Annan Quotes) To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there (Kofi Annan Quotes) We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will (Kofi Annan Quotes) We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world’s people share the benefits of globalization (Kofi Annan Quotes) We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave to our children and their children (Kofi Annan Quotes) We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race (Kofi Annan Quotes) Today, no walls can separate humanitarian or human rights crises in one part of the world from national security crises in another. What begins with the failure to uphold the dignity of one life all too often ends with a calamity for entire nations (Kofi Annan Quotes)

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