881 Quotes by Kofi Annan

Honestly I wish we had never been given that program, and I wish the U.N. will never be asked to undertake that kind of program again. There were failures; there were inadequacies; there were situations that we couldn't deal with,

It was on the American and British watch, ... They knew exactly what was going on. They decided to close their eyes.

far worse than any of us imagined at first.

If there is one area where equity is crucial and essential, I think it should be the issue of water.

We received some resources, but need much, much more to be able to help the people,

He in turn affirmed to me that they are interested in serious and constructive negotiation, but within a time frame.

If I give the impression we are a world government, we'll get even more critics and our critics will be emboldened,

The tragedy of Srebrenica will forever haunt the history of the United Nations

It was foreseeable that some would choose to resist by force of arms.