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
There will be a resolution, and I still hope it will be unanimous or approved by vast majority, ... This week may not be excluded.
There were governments that were not willing to make the concessions necessary, there were spoilers also in the group, let's be quite honest about that, ... I've tried to get them to understand that in our interconnected world, we need to look at issues in much broader terms rather than narrow national interests.
there was unanimous appreciation, acknowledgment of his qualities of leadership, and there was no doubt in the minds of anybody that he will be reelected.
It is unfortunate that we've had the disturbances that we've had now, and I appeal to all parties to work with us in managing an orderly withdrawal so that there will be no more casualties in the region.
It is very easy to say why don't you resolve politically rather than putting troops. It is very easy to criticize, but it's not that simple.
It is very difficult to say what happens after the votes are counted,
It is vital that we turn this situation around and ensure that developing countries receive the financial resources they need,
It is vitally important that the security of all involved with the tribunal should be equally assured to ensure a trial free from intimidation and coercion,
There must be no more sticking heads in the sand. No more embarrassment and no more hiding behind a veil of apathy,
This logic represents a fundamental challenge to the principles on which, however imperfectly, world peace and stability have rested for the last 58 years, ... My concern is that, if it were adopted, it could set precedents that resulted in a proliferation of the unilateral and lawless use of force, with or without credible justification.
This is where it all began, ... This is where people first came together and said, 'We have to stand up and assert our independence, our uniqueness, our freedom and our dignity.'
This is truly a moving experience. It's also a moving expression of global solidarity and corporate citizenship.
this last chance, and continues its defiance, the council will have to make another grim choice, based on the findings of the inspectors ... When that time comes, the council must face up to its responsibilities.
This is a victory for all those who expressed their firm determination that U.N. Security Council resolutions must be respected. It is a victory for diplomacy and resolve,