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 will appeal to the leaders that are coming here to really step up to the plate and accept the challenge and show leadership on this issue.
I appeal to the international community to provide immediate assistance, which is saving hundreds of lives everyday,
I appeal to all involved to avoid use of bombs and violence and really get back to the negotiating table.
It is unfortunate that we've had the disturbances that we've had now, and I appeal to all parties to work with us in managing an orderly withdrawal so that there will be no more casualties in the region.
I've been in touch with the two leaders, and I appeal to them to do whatever they can to bring the situation under control and bring an end to the violence,
I'm afraid we shall very soon be coming back with an appeal for much larger sums to finance actual relief operations.
So far, donors have made firm commitments for only 12 percent, 37 million dollars, of the UN requirements under the flash appeal of 312 million,
This is a house of peace and we work in the interest of all nations and this kind of activity is not something that anyone can condone, ... I appeal to them to desist and use other means to raise their complaints.
The UNMISET mandate implementation plan establishes milestones that will allow the Security Council to monitor the achievement of the mission's goals,
Guatemala is going through the most promising period of its recent history,
There will be a resolution, and I still hope it will be unanimous or approved by vast majority, ... This week may not be excluded.
I am in touch with several heads of state, ... We need money, police and troops. I hope not only France, but other states, and not only Security Council members, will help us.
The best peacekeeper is a well-trained soldier, and we would have liked to see some of the governments with capacity, with good armies and well-trained soldiers to participate,
I think is it is very important that the Iraqi parliament reversed itself, because that decision was patently inappropriate and we made that clear to them,