881 Quotes by Kofi Annan

The big item missing is non-proliferation and disarmament. This a real disgrace.

These are universal crimes, so the perpetrators ought to be put on notice that they will be held accountable, whoever they are, ... It is not just the field commanders, but also some of the leaders who are giving the orders, who may also be held accountable.

Both parties accept this vision. But we can reach it only if we move rapidly and in parallel on all fronts. The so-called 'sequential' approach has failed.

Unless this poll adheres to internationally accepted standards of conduct and participation, it may be difficult for the international community, including the countries of the region, to endorse the result,

For the first time, we are seeing the emergence of a response to this deadly disease that begins to match the scale of the epidemic itself,

We meet today to prevent a second shock wave of deaths, and to prevent further suffering, ... In the next few days, weeks, we literally remain in a life-saving phase.

thousands of villages have been burnt and more than a million people forced from their homes. In all about 1.3 million need immediate assistance.

still have no policies to ensure that women have access to prevention and care.

If we do not get a universal acceptance of the constitution the likelihood of the violence continuing is there. If it had been an inclusive exercise -- as when everybody had embraced the constitution and everyone saw his interest protected by the constitution -- I think it would have been a rallying exercise. We are not there at this stage