Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan

Diplomat, Politician

Kofi Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat and the first African to serve as UN Secretary-General, known for his efforts in promoting peace and sustainable development.

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Born
April 8, 1938
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333
Rank
#239

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"When we talk about the UN, what are we really talking about? We are talking about my country, your country, other countries and their collective will to stand together and apply pressure or offer incentives to steer things in the right direction. When the nations of the world come together, with collective will, on an issue and they speak with a united voice, they have a much greater impact. When there is division, then the impact is much, much less."

Country Voice Issues
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"Remembering is a necessary rebuke to those who say the Holocaust never happened or has been exaggerated."

Holocaust Remember Exaggeration
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"I was devastated by the atrocious bombings that struck London today. These vicious acts have cut us all to the core, for they are an attack on humanity itself. [7th July 2005 - on London bombings"

Cutting July Humanity
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"The report [by a UN commission on Darfur] demonstrates beyond all doubt that the last two years have been little short of hell on earth for our fellow human beings in Darfur."

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

Country Sight Justice
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"Beneath the surface of states and nations, ideas and language, lies the fate of individual human beings in need. Answering their needs will be the mission of the United Nations in the century to come."

Lying Fate Ideas
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"Landmines are among the most barbaric weapons of war, because they continue to kill and maim innocent people long after the war itself has ended. Also, fear of them keeps people off the land, and thus prevents them from growing food."

War Land Long
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"You can do a lot with diplomacy, but with diplomacy backed up by force you can get a lot more done."

Done Force Diplomacy
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"All our efforts to defeat poverty and pursue sustainable development will be in vain if environmental degradation and natural resource depletion continue unabated."

Effort Environmental Degradation
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"The fight against HIV/AIDS requires leadership from all parts of government - and it needs to go right to the top. AIDS is far more than a health crisis. It is a threat to development itself."

Fighting Government Hiv
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"World Health Day is an opportunity to highlight the problem, but above all, to stimulate action. It is an occasion to call on all partners - governments, international donors, civil society, the private sector, the media, families and individuals alike - to develop sustainable activities for the survival, health and well-being of mothers and children. On this World Health Day, let us rededicate ourselves to that mission."

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

Opportunity Iraq Resolution
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"On this International Literacy Day, let us recall that literacy for all is an integral part of education for all, and that both are critical for achieving truly sustainable development for all."

Education Development Literacy
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"Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations."

Army Leader Troops
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"I think that peacekeeping can do quite a lot, if they are given the right mandate with the commensurate resources to get the job done."

Jobs Thinking Done
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"A hungry mind is not free, and I felt if we were really going to make a difference and fight poverty we should at least start with the ability to feed ourselves, and the millions of Africans who don't have it."

Fighting Differences Mind
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"We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better."

Needs Alive Strive
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"If we get agriculture right in Africa, where most of the people now are working in that sector, not only would it help boost development but we will be secure in terms of food and nutrition and then be able to move on to other areas."

Moving Agriculture People
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