I've been around enough to realise that there are two things that once people have them, they don't want to give up, and it's extremely difficult to convince them to give up: one is privileges, and the other is subsidies. Kofi Annan More Quotes by Kofi Annan More Quotes From Kofi Annan Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope... Especially for girls and women, it is an agent of family health and nutrition. Kofi Annan dams girl bridges These often unsung heroes understand...that poverty, disease and famine are just as deadly and destructive as earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis. Individuals ...are taking on these challenges in their communities, volunteering to make a difference. They remain the true champions of our work towards the Millennium Development Goals. Kofi Annan differences hero earthquakes I think that these flows of refugee are the inevitable counterparts to the flow of capital and goods. In other words, they too are by-products of globalisation. Kofi Annan inevitable flow thinking It is not in the United Nations that the Millennium Development Goals will be achieved. They have to be achieved in each of its Member States, by the joint efforts of their governments and people. Kofi Annan government goal people Achieving the MDGs is not optional; it is an essential investment in a safer, more human and prosperous world Kofi Annan mdgs essentials world The United Nations is proud to have the Adopt-A-Minefield Campaign as a partner. Kofi Annan partners campaigns proud 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 chaos risk suffering If we do not get a universal acceptance of the constitution the likelihood of the violence continuing is there. If it had been an inclusive exercise -- as when everybody had embraced the constitution and everyone saw his interest protected by the constitution -- I think it would have been a rallying exercise. We are not there at this stage Kofi Annan acceptance exercise thinking Remembering is a necessary rebuke to those who say the Holocaust never happened or has been exaggerated. Kofi Annan exaggeration holocaust remember I was devastated by the atrocious bombings that struck London today. These vicious acts have cut us all to the core, for they are an attack on humanity itself. [7th July 2005 - on London bombings Kofi Annan july cutting humanity The United Nations believes that acceptance of these principles will help the Palestinian people achieve their legitimate goal of an end to occupation and the creation of an independent and viable state, living in peace and security with its neighbors. Kofi Annan independent acceptance believe By signing the Oslo accords in 1993 he took a giant step towards the realization of this vision. It is tragic that he did not live to see it fulfilled. Kofi Annan vision giants steps Let us remember the large numbers of citizens who, day in and day out, through acts of volunteerism large and small, bring hope to so many of the world's disadvantaged. Let us ensure that this wonderful resource, available in abundance to every nation, is recognized and supported as it works towards a more prosperous and peaceful world. Kofi Annan volunteer helping-others numbers On this International Literacy Day, let us recall that literacy for all is an integral part of education for all, and that both are critical for achieving truly sustainable development for all. Kofi Annan literacy development education Unless the Security Council is restored to its pre-eminent position as the sole source of legitimacy on the use of force, we are on a dangerous path to anarchy. Kofi Annan anarchy use path 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 iraq support long The report [by a UN commission on Darfur] 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 doubt two years Beneath the surface of states and nations, ideas and language, lies the fate of individual human beings in need. Answering their needs will be the mission of the United Nations in the century to come. Kofi Annan fate lying ideas Ameen Rihani, one of the earliest Arab Americans, devoted his life to bringing the East and the West together. We are not of the East or the West, he wrote. No boundaries exist in our breast: We are free. Kofi Annan east west together The right to development is the measure of the respect of all other human rights.That should be our aim: a situation in which all individuals are enabled to maximize their potential, and to contribute to the evolution of society as a whole. Kofi Annan society development rights
