We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will. Kofi Annan capacitydealfind Change image and share on social
If we can come up with innovations and train young people to take on new jobs, and if we can switch to clean energy, I think we have the capacity to build this world not dependent on fossil-fuel. I think it will happen, and it won't destroy economy. Kofi Annan buildcapacityclean share on social
Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council. Kofi Annan complycounciliraq Change image and share on social
Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries out of abject poverty, while sustaining prosperity in the industrialized world. Kofi Annan abjectbillioncountry Change image and share on social
We cannot wait for governments to do it all. Globalization operates on Internet time. Governments tend to be slow moving by nature, because they have to build political support for every step. Kofi Annan buildglobalizationgovernment Change image and share on social
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 attemptchartdecade Change image and share on social
Above all else, we need a reaffirmation of political commitment at the highest levels to reducing the dangers that arise both from existing nuclear weapons and from further proliferation. Kofi Annan arisecommitmentdanger Change image and share on social
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 beginendiraqi Change image and share on social
If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom. Kofi Annan errfreedomliberty Change image and share on social
What governments and people don't realise is that sometimes the collective interest - the international interest - is also the national interest. Kofi Annan collectivegovernmentinterest Change image and share on social
