881 Quotes by Kofi Annan

Invite politicians to dinner and let them tell the world how delicious it is. . . . They will proudly go around and say, 'I ate crickets, I ate locusts, and they were delicious.'

Some of the critics will never stop, but reasonable men and women will know that we've done everything we can to find the truth and are going to take steps to correct that.

I am especially troubled by instances in which U.N. peacekeepers are alleged to have sexually exploited minors and other vulnerable people,

If member states are going to get a meaningful outcome, there will need to be more give and take.

We will be relying on Australian support and contribution as we would with other countries,

You've heard the phrase it's a race against time. Indeed we are. In the next few weeks the snow will come, it will get extremely cold and there are some people in the open without shelter and we really need to get assistance to them. We need the support of governments, the private citizens, private sector and anyone who can spare a euro, a pound or a dollar.

Under international law, the responsibility for protecting civilians in conflict falls on the belligerents. Under military occupation, responsibility for the welfare of the population falls on the occupiers.

Some governments have made it clear that next time around there may not even be time for diplomatic appeals,

I have never seen such utter destruction mile after mile.