Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annanis 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 founder and the Chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as being the chairman of The Elders, a group founded by Nelson Mandela...
NationalityGhanaian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 April 1938
CityKumasi, Ghana
CountryGhana
The secretary-general hopes that the tribunal will uphold the international standards of justice necessary to ensure its legitimacy, fairness and independence.
The secretary-general has become aware of the fact that UNSCOM directly facilitated the creation of an intelligence collection system for the United States in violation of its mandate,
The Secretary-General expressed full understanding on the issue,
the Secretary-General earnestly hopes that all sides in Nepal will take all measures which will lead to peace talks.
The soaring demand for oil is concentrating the minds of the world as never before.
The swings of international assistance from government to nongovernmental organizations and back, according to the legitimacy of the government of the day, have disrupted long-term development in the past,
Quite apart from his role as a spiritual guide to more than a billion men, women and children, he was a tireless advocate of peace, a true pioneer in interfaith dialogue and a strong force for critical self-evaluation by the Church itself,
pushing things toward one direction and issue, which is the inspection teams, while ignoring other related matters such as the questions which require answers.
Progress has been made across a broader front than on any other single occasion in the 60-year history of the organization,
peoples look to you to solve problems, expect you to work together as governments ... with other institutions.
I would expect the world, those with capacity, to give generously and give willingly, and I'm not just speaking to the governments but also to the private sector and individuals who can contribute,
I would expect the summit to come up with a program of action not just for the United Nations but also for the members states,
If we leave here without agreement we shall give comfort to the worst elements in every society.
If they are not compensated, they are not going to tell you whether their birds are sick. If other pandemics have taught us anything, it is that silence is deadly.