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Kofi Annan

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In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion.


— Kofi Annan


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In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear.


— Kofi Annan


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It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.


— Kofi Annan


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Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community.


— Kofi Annan


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I urge the Iraqi leadership for sake of its own people... to seize this opportunity and thereby begin to end the isolation and suffering of the Iraqi people.


— Kofi Annan


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If the United Nations does not attempt to chart a course for the world's people in the first decades of the new millennium, who will?


— Kofi Annan


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Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.


— Kofi Annan


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Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council.


— Kofi Annan


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More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations.


— Kofi Annan


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National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence.


— Kofi Annan


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Did you know about Kofi Annan?

Stating it was a "personal priority" Annan proposed a Global AIDS and Health Fund to stimulate the increased international spending needed to help developing countries confront the HIV/AIDS crisis. In the late 1980s Annan returned to work for the UN where he was appointed as an Assistant Secretary-General in three consecutive positions: Human Resources Management and Security Coordinator (1987–1990); Program Planning Budget and Finance and Controller (1990–1992); and Peacekeeping Operations (March 1993 – December 1996).

". Kofi Atta Annan (pron. Annan and the United Nations were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for his founding of the Global AIDS and Health Fund to support developing countries in their struggle to care for their people.

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