881 Quotes by Kofi Annan

I am confident that the Security Council would be ready to take firm action if that was justified,

We will be looking forward to taking steps for the longer term to ensure food security,

Your proposal to broaden the scale of debt swaps would help provide debt relief and release additional funds for financing sustainable activities that are key to achieving the Millennium Development Goals,

My people there are not complaining about the coordination.

The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone. Answering why he had not implemented organizational reforms after five months when 'God created the universe in seven day

I have no choice but to share my feelings with the council, ... We will see how the council reacts ... I will leave this matter to them.

I am delighted that president Bush has accepted to play this role. I know the Pakistan authorities are too. We know that he is going to bring extraordinary leadership and attention to this terrible tragedy.

We have a clear mandate from the Security Council to do whatever we can to work with the government and the people of Iraq to make sure Iraq takes charge of its own future and develops a stable peaceful society,

This is an outstanding display of global citizenship, ... We need to train teachers and build up research capacity; we need to strengthen open universities and distance learning programs; and we need to ensure that African institutions have access to the latest technologies.