Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annanis a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006. Annan and the United Nations were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize "for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world." He is the founder and the Chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as being the chairman of The Elders, a group founded by Nelson Mandela...
NationalityGhanaian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 April 1938
CityKumasi, Ghana
CountryGhana
I urge all parties to focus on the issue as we get down to the wire in the spirit of give and take, and make the kind of compromises that are necessary to get compromises, so we can move on,
I am confident that the Security Council would be ready to take firm action if that was justified,
If Iraq's defiance continues, the Security Council must face its responsibilities,
Iraq holds America and Australia fully responsible for such provocative acts that endanger civil marine navigation in the Arab Gulf,
is a day on which, sadly, colleagues of ours in Somalia are missing.
Because the exploration of space knows no national boundaries, the loss of the Columbia is a loss to all humankind,
These were professionals, seeking to report on a bloody conflict that has already taken too many lives, ... They were doing what other journalists are doing around the world -- taking risks so that the rest of us can keep informed.
All three of them are extraordinary international civil servants who have worked very hard within the spirit of the charter and ideals of the organization, and I'm rather disappointed that they have been attacked so publicly,
Obviously some of the efforts are being made to improve the conditions of the Iraqi people and make sure that the sanctions do not harm them. But if Iraq were to turn off the taps, then we'll be in a very serious situation,
Camp David made major strides, and I hope we would be able to capitalize on that process and reach an agreement,
I wish to do all I can to encourage the leaders to muster the spirit of compromise, courage and leadership, which they are capable of,
This is not an event, it's a movement, ... Please stick with it.
Governments have to commit themselves to bring to account those who attack these innocent and unarmed civilian humanitarian workers, and I would hope that this message would go out from this council today,
Obviously, we are monitoring these events very closely, and would want to see that settled before one takes any other bold initiatives,