881 Quotes by Kofi Annan

Leaders of both rich and poor countries committed themselves to detailed policies which, if fully implemented, could reduce hunger and poverty by 50 percent in the next 10 years,

Peace is never a perfect achievement.

Many challenges remain in combating impunity, particularly due to the limited capacity of civilian and military judicial authorities to carry out independent and thorough investigations and to provide protection to victims and witnesses,

For too long the development debate has ignored the fact that poverty tends to be characterized not only by material insufficiency but also by denial of rights. What is needed is a rights-based approach to development. Ensuring essential political, economic and social entitlements and human dignity for all people provides the rationale for policy. These are not a luxury affordable only to the rich and powerful but an indispensable component of national development efforts.

Many are living in sub-human conditions and they fear for their future,

...let us continue to work together to develop and nurture in future generations a culture of human rights, to promote freedom, security and peace in all nations.

security awareness ... did not match the hostile environment.

I am often asked what can people do to become a good global citizen? I reply that it begins in your own community.

sent an important message to the world that there should be no impunity for genocide and crimes against humanity.