Kofi Annan Quotes

• In their greatest hour of need, the world failed the people of Rwanda.

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• In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear.

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• In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion.

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• If the United Nations does not attempt to chart a course for the world’s people in the first decades of the new millennium, who will?

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• If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom.

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• If information and knowledge are central to democracy, they are the conditions for development.

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• I urge the Iraqi leadership for sake of its own people… to seize this opportunity and thereby begin to end the isolation and suffering of the Iraqi people.

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• 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.

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• Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.

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• Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community.

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• 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.

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Birth:	8th April, 1938
Nationality:	Ghanaian
Profession:	Activist, Politician

About

Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006. Annan and the United Nations were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize "for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world." He is the Chairman of The Elders, a group founded by Nelson Mandela.

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