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
Continued efforts in this direction will be necessary in devising 'a road map' for implementation of the agreement just reached.
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,
It's necessary for everyone to renounce violence and get to the negotiation table, ... The fighting must stop and dialogue must begin.
I think the United States government is working very hard with the parties to move the process forward, and I urge and encourage the parties to really work with the United States government to make the compromises necessary and move the process forward,
An enhancement of (U.N.) military capacity will be required to address the threats posed by armed groups in Katanga and contribute to establishing the necessary security conditions for elections in this volatile province.
The secretary-general hopes that the tribunal will uphold the international standards of justice necessary to ensure its legitimacy, fairness and independence.
necessary is to manage the process, manage it fairly and equitably in the interest of all, in the interest of the countries of origin, transit country and the recipient country and above all respect the rights of the migrant or those on the move.
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,
I think we can rein in the situation,