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
I think it is all right for one ambassador to come and push, but an ambassador always has to remember that there are 190 others who will have to be convinced, or a vast majority of them, for action to take place,
I think it is wonderful news, what is coming out of Islamabad, and I am extremely happy that the talks are taking place.
I think it is possible to get a compromise resolution,
I think is it is very important that the Iraqi parliament reversed itself, because that decision was patently inappropriate and we made that clear to them,
It appears that the United States will squeak by, paying just enough to avoid losing its vote in the General Assembly. While the United States will avoid this fate for this year, on the larger question - its legal commitment and its moral obligation
I think it was essential that he paid the money.
I thank you for your efforts, especially in calling for an end to agricultural subsidies and trade barriers that actually impoverish African farmers and producers,
I think this is progress, and I hope it can help us move peace processes around the world,
It is my view that, rather than allowing this situation to deteriorate into a crisis, the Security Council should engage with the Iraqi authorities in order to resolve the problem,
I will appeal to the leaders that are coming here to really step up to the plate and accept the challenge and show leadership on this issue.
I will leave it to the council to determine what message it wants to send.
I will speak plainly if I believe you are falling behind, ... And I have no doubt that global public opinion will keep a close eye on our progress.
I think they are beginning to wake up. I will be able to make that judgement, let's say, by the end of Wednesday,
I think (the US government is) positive to our assistance from the UN and the international community ... We are prepared to do whatever we can,