881 Quotes by Kofi Annan

What is important is that they should be treated in accordance with established norms of law, internationally and otherwise,

I personally believe, as I think a lot of security Council members believe with 100% certainty, that Iraq being fully disarmed is never going to be possible. At the end of the day the Security Council must decide whether Iraq is disarmed to the exten

The UNMISET mandate implementation plan establishes milestones that will allow the Security Council to monitor the achievement of the mission's goals,

I am relieved that this saga is now over, ... I made it clear from the beginning that the boy belongs with his father.

I was very impressed with what MSF is trying to do in Niger.

This catastrophe has given a new, all too human meaning to the concept of a race against time. It will require a dramatic escalation on every front: more funding, more logistics, more manpower.

If the U.S. and others were to go outside the council and take military action, it would not be in conformity with the charter.

When so many lives are at risk, when so much killing is going on, when there's so much chaos and suffering, isn't the risk warranted? ... And if we don't take the risk of coming to the conference, what do we do? We let it continue?

Throughout this year, I have done everything in my power to ensure peaceful compliance with (U.N.) Security Council resolutions and to avert the use of force,