The drafters of the [Refugee Convention ] had the Cold War in mind and mainly sought to protect a few thousand dissidents from the Communist bloc. They did not envision the mass displacements of people we are seeing today. Kofi Annan More Quotes by Kofi Annan More Quotes From Kofi Annan We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race. Kofi Annan skin-color race acceptance The future belongs to you, but it can only belong to you if you participate and take charge Kofi Annan ifs 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 heartfelt frustrated inspirational Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family. Kofi Annan information-is-power education knowledge Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace. If, however, they are left on society's margins, all of us will be impoverished. Let us ensure that all young people have every opportunity to participate fully in the lives of their societies. Kofi Annan keys opportunity people We can love what we are, without hating what, and who, we are not. Kofi Annan who-we-are hate You are never too young to lead and you should never doubt your capacity to triumph where others have not. Kofi Annan triumph should doubt We need to promote greater tolerance and understanding among the peoples of the world. Nothing can be more dangerous to our efforts to build peace and development than a world divided along religious, ethnic or cultural lines. In each nation, and among all nations, we must work to promote unity based on our shared humanity. Kofi Annan effort understanding religious Without a dream you'll not get anywhere. Kofi Annan dream Gather the five virtues (Dignity, Confidence, Courage, Compassion, and Faith). Then you are a man. Kofi Annan dignity compassion men ...there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women. Kofi Annan empowering women inspiring Have confidence in the young people, give them a chance, and they will surprise you. Kofi Annan chance giving people Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development. Kofi Annan democracies-have teaching education We don’t need any more promises. We need to start keeping the promises we already made. Kofi Annan made promise needs If you are neutral in a situation where one side is patently being mistreated, the conclusion is that you're siding with this wrong. Kofi Annan conclusion situation sides Ignorance and prejudice are the handmaidens of propaganda. Our mission, therefore, is to confront ignorance with knowledge, bigotry with tolerance, and isolation with the outstretched hand of generosity. Racism can, will, and must be defeated. Kofi Annan ignorance racism hands When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start in life. Kofi Annan women benefits generations I used to tell the story about as a young man in high school one of the professors came in and put a broad white sheet on the board with a dot in the right hand corner and said, "Boys, what do you see?" And we all shouted, a black dot. He stood back and said, "not a single one of you saw the broad white sheet, you all saw the black dot." He went on to tell us to focus on the broader picture, don't focus on the negative. Kofi Annan inspiration boys school Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name. It is the most effective form of defense spending there is. Kofi Annan defense names peace I was an ordinary boy at school, a young man. In fact, what did the headmaster once say? "You're constantly challenging those in authority; questioning and challenging those in authority." Which was not really the way I saw it. I felt there were questions that had to be answered, and things that weren't quite right. Kofi Annan men boys school
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