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
If they fail to agree on a common position and action is taken without the authority of the Security Council, the legitimacy and support to any such action will be seriously impaired, ... If, on the other hand, they can come together even at this late hour to address this threat in a united manner and they show compliance with the previous resolutions, then the council authority will be enhanced and the world will be a safer place.
will maintain a safe and secure environment, to enable them to cast their votes without fear of intimidation or violence.
Today, the world has taken a step toward becoming a safer and more humane place, ... will have far-reaching implications for both mine-affected and mine-producing countries.
Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right.
A developed country is one that allows all its citizens to enjoy a free and healthy life in a safe environment
In a world of intense economic competition, shifting populations and shrinking distances, the pressures of living together with people of different cultures and different beliefs from one's own are very real,
In less than 12 hours, East Timor will be an independent country, a moment of pride and liberation,
I know we will not be alone. We will be happy to work with other parts of the international community to support the efforts of President Bush and his administration, the American Red Cross , and other U.S. relief organizations who have been our partners in the past,
I know that I speak for the whole world in offering them my heartfelt sympathy and any assistance that the United Nations can give, ... We will be happy to work with other parts of the international community to support the efforts of President Bush and his administration, the American Red Cross, and other U.S. relief organizations who have been our partners in the past.
immediate, unconditional and unrestricted access in conformity with Security Council resolutions.
immediate and exceptional escalation of the global relief effort.
The big item missing is non-proliferation and disarmament. This is a real disgrace ... when we are all concerned with weapons of mass destruction and that they may get into the wrong hands,
The big item missing is non-proliferation and disarmament. This a real disgrace.
still have no policies to ensure that women have access to prevention and care.