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
What's needed now is not more declarations or promises, but action, ... I believe my report provides a clear program of action.
Usually, because society's inequalities puts them at risk -- unjust, unconscionable risk.
work this out and come up with an acceptable resolution.
We know from experience that if the international community does not support these control measures now, the potential cost to the world will be much higher in the long term. Past outbreaks have already cost more than $10 billion in economic losses.
We know better than anyone else how to deal with our brothers,
very concerned about the military build-up and expressed his readiness for dialogue.
would be insufficient to address, even as a temporary measure, all the humanitarian needs of the Iraqi people.
We are pressing ahead with our contingency planning and we hope to be ready to work with the African Union as we move forward to the implementation of the anticipated decision by the (UN) Security Council that we push ahead with the transition.
There are concerns that if we do not make progress ... desperate people will resort to violence again,
We acted on the report as soon as it came out, ... This is not the end. It is the beginning and we'll act on the other branches of the report as they come out.
Throughout a rich and varied life, Mr Cook displayed exceptional intellect, eloquence, vision and passion in the domestic and international arenas alike,
We should stop the firing. We should stop the shooting to give peace a chance,
It is also encouraging that the leaders and countries around the world have concluded that whatever solution one finds must be legitimized through the Security Council.
I think the important thing, ... is the council stood together and insisted Iraq rescind its decision before any other reviews can be undertaken.