881 Quotes by Kofi Annan

Bilgi güçtür, bilgi özgürleştirir.

The coalition has indicated to me that they will do the maximum to protect the teams that are going to work in Iraq, so I think that, from here, in a few days, the teams will be ready to travel and to start work,

The findings in today's report must be deeply embarrassing to us all, ... The Inquiry Committee has ripped away the curtain, and shone a harsh light into the most unsightly corners of the organization. None of us - member states, Secretariat, agencies, funds and programs - can be proud of what it has found.

Sanctions are a blunt weapon and sometimes it tends to hurt the innocent people,

necessary is to manage the process, manage it fairly and equitably in the interest of all, in the interest of the countries of origin, transit country and the recipient country and above all respect the rights of the migrant or those on the move.

At the same time, we have seen Iraqi prisoners disgracefully abused.

This summit must be a summit of solutions,

I think we can rein in the situation,

The mediator for the Palestinian-Israeli issue is the United States, ... and I support very fully their efforts and I encourage the parties to work energetically and constructively with them in search of a durable peace.