Kofi Annan Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

18 Famous Quotes by Kofi Annan
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“It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.”
Globalization Quotes
“We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world's people share the benefits of globalization.”
Globalization Quotes
“Globalization is a fact of life. But I believe we have underestimated its fragility.”
Globalization Quotes
“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”
Information Quotes
“Today, no walls can separate humanitarian or human rights crises in one part of the world from national security crises in another. What begins with the failure to uphold the dignity of one life all too often ends with a calamity for entire nations.”
Nations Quotes
“Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations.”
Population Quotes
“The tragedy of Srebrenica will forever haunt the history of the United Nations”
Srebrenica massacre Quotes
“More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.”
Equality Quotes
“Unless the differences within the transitional federal institutions are addressed, the current political impasse could grow into deeper divisions and undermine the very institutions that the people of Somalia so ardently desire and the international community and the United Nations are willing to support,”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“These robust, versatile machines will enable children to become more active in their own learning,”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Let us remember that every person who is infected, whatever the reason, is a fellow human being with human rights and human needs,”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Today, no walls can separate humanitarian or human rights crises in one part of the world from national security crises in another. What begins with the failure to uphold the dignity of one life all too often ends with a calamity for entire nations.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“The inquiry committee has ripped away the curtain, and shone a harsh light into the most unsightly corners of the organization,”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“All is not well. Science tells us that if we do not take the right action now, climate change will bring havoc, even within our lifetime,”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“The Palestinian Authority seems to believe that failing to act against terrorism, and inducing turmoil, chaos and instability, will cause the government and people of Israel to buckle. They will not.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“There were governments that were not willing to make the concessions necessary, there were spoilers also in the group, let's be quite honest about that, ... I've tried to get them to understand that in our interconnected world, we need to look at issues in much broader terms rather than narrow national interests.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.”
Miscellaneous Quotes
“The United Nations believes that acceptance of these principles will help the Palestinian people achieve their legitimate goal of an end to occupation and the creation of an independent and viable state, living in peace and security with its neighbors.”
Miscellaneous Quotes