881 Quotes by Kofi Annan

There must be no more sticking heads in the sand. No more embarrassment and no more hiding behind a veil of apathy,

I think no one in the council is pushing for use of force in the first instance,

His Holiness brings a wealth of experience to this exalted office. The United Nations and the Holy See share a strong commitment to peace, social justice, human dignity, religious freedom and mutual respect among the world's religions.

If Iraq's defiance continues, the Security Council must face its responsibilities,

will consume far more of our energy in the years ahead.

Every dollar, euro, or yen committed today will save lives, ... Every helicopter provided will rescue the injured, among them hundreds of children. Every shelter erected will save a family from the ravages of winter.

Iraq holds America and Australia fully responsible for such provocative acts that endanger civil marine navigation in the Arab Gulf,

This logic represents a fundamental challenge to the principles on which, however imperfectly, world peace and stability have rested for the last 58 years, ... My concern is that, if it were adopted, it could set precedents that resulted in a proliferation of the unilateral and lawless use of force, with or without credible justification.

In an era of global abundance, our world has the resources to reduce dramatically the massive divides that persist between rich and poor, if only those resources can be unleashed in the service of all peoples.