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've shared with them where we stand, what we hope to do next and explained to them the state of play,
The process has been difficult, but the outcome is a clear demonstration of the will of all the members of the Security Council to place the interest of the Iraqi people above all other considerations.
We shall see, ... They want to end this.
The people of Serbia want to have a say in the decisions affecting them. And I hope that this choice and their voice will be heard.
Over eight years, we developed very good relations with President Clinton and Vice President Gore, and I look forward to developing the same relations with President-elect Bush,
Our systems have not kept pace with the operational demands being placed on us. This is an opportunity which may not occur again until another generation has passed.
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.
It holds the promise of major advances in economic and social development, but perhaps most important is the true meaning of one laptop per child,
It is clear that if the declaration of commitment is to live up to its name, we will have to do much, much better on several fronts,
I was encouraged by what he said in the speech that he will cooperate with the U.N. investigation. I think that is essential and is good for Syria to cooperate. It is good for the region and the international system so I am happy that he did indicate he would cooperate,
I think we need a clear global understanding of the threats and challenges that we all have to face, because to neglect any one of them might fatally undermine our efforts to confront the others.
I think we can rein in the situation,
I think we should see a clear message in the overwhelming success of women in presidential elections over the past year: the world is ready for a woman as secretary general of the United Nations.