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
We are only two months into the agreement, and what we are looking for it long-term cooperation -- cooperation that will allow inspectors to do their work in an unrestricted manner.
the overall epidemic continues to expand with much of the world at risk of falling short of the targets set forth in the declaration.
The people and government of Pakistan are faced with an extraordinary challenge and we need to make an extraordinary effort to support them, ... What is needed is an immediate and exceptional escalation of the global relief effort to support the work of the government of Pakistan.
The promptness with which the government of Turkey has mobilized initial humanitarian aid has helped to mitigate the initial level of suffering,
given what happened last week, and the tense situation we find ourselves in.
Given the pressure from the people, from the grass roots, I really do not think any government can sit out this movement for long, ... It's only a matter of time.
If the trial does not go forward as planned, (the U.N. Security Council) may revert to an international tribunal, ... It is essential that those who committed the atrocities be brought to justice.
If we move and move quickly, we can contain the situation, and this is why we are making the appeal,
If the international community is going to make progress on this issue, I think it's essential we all come together, and work with the Russians who are playing a very constructive role, and I'm in touch with them,
If the Indonesian government ... brings those responsible to trial, there will be no need ... for the Security Council to establish a second international tribunal,
If the action is to take place without the support of the council, its legitimacy will be questioned and the support for it will be diminished,
The president has been asking me for the last three years to come, I am happy to be among you.
We are determined to work with the government, with our NGO (non-governmental organization) partners and all the U.N. agencies here to ensure that all of those in need do get the help,
Two years ago, I declared that in my view no reform of the United Nations would be complete without reform of the Security Council. That is still my belief,