881 Quotes by Kofi Annan

Let us work in partnerships between rich and poor to improve the opportunities of all human beings to build better lives.

I recognize that there are no simple solutions to the debt problem, ... But where there is agreement in principle that debt relief is essential and when delays have a profoundly negative impact of the lives of poor people, clearly more must be done.

It has only been a week, obviously the cooperation seems to be good, but this is not a one week wonder,

The reality is that no group of countries has any grounds for complacency about its own human rights performance and no group of countries does itself justice by automatically slipping into the "victim" mode . . . .

In the short term, the most pressing issue is the continued existence of predatory armed groups, ... Although there is no easy military solution to this dangerous phenomenon, those guilty of the worst atrocities and human rights abuses -- and especially those guilty of genocide -- must not be allowed to escape unpunished.

John took so long getting to the U.N. that we put him to work straight away, ... We threw him in at the deep end and he has been working ever since with the other ambassadors on the reform proposals.

What happens in the West Bank is very much on our mind, ... For us, the Quartet, it's Gaza first and then the next stage will be the West Bank, not Gaza first and Gaza last.

I hope John Bolton will take up the challenge of Henry Kissinger. I would love to read the title, 'Bolton brings peace to the world.'

On this International Literacy Day, let us recall that literacy for all is an integral part of education for all, and that both are critical for achieving truly sustainable development for all.