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 must now turn to the next stages in the reform process,
we must now strengthen the global norm against the use or proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
We must not promise too much or raise expectations higher than are justified by the will of governments to act, but we must do whatever we can to raise the standards of international behavior and responsibility. I think we can only hope to succeed in that if we have a very clear idea of what was wrong up to now.
We have a lot of issues on the agenda to discuss and I'm looking forward to the meeting. We will of course discuss the Iranian issue, the situation in Iraq, the Middle East... I would not be surprised if the issue of the cartoons comes up.
We have come to a fork in the road.
I would hope that what has happened does not foreclose moving ahead and working through the road map,
Most of all, it must generate new momentum towards developing the economies and societies of poor countries, and transforming the lives of poor people,
Mexico has made some strides (on human rights) ... but there is still some way to go,
will consume far more of our energy in the years ahead.
will be to consolidate and facilitate the cease-fire.
Massive and systematic violations of human rights -- wherever they make take place -- should not be allowed to stand,
Likewise, Security Council reform has, for the moment, eluded us, even though everyone broadly agrees that it is long overdue,
I was very impressed with what MSF is trying to do in Niger.
I think he's made many friends who I hope will all stay in touch with him, ... I wish him every success in his future endeavors.