Kofi Annan

Statesman

77 Quotes

No single solution or actor can deal with the complex and interrelated challenges to electoral integrity arising from manipulated data, hate speech, and fake news. These phenomena are not new; they have been part of electoral cycles since the advent of democracy.

Hidup itu pilihan. Tapi untuk memilih yang baik, Anda harus tahu siapa diri Anda dan apa yang Anda perjuangkan, ke mana tujuan Anda, dan mengapa Anda ke sana.

Shifting towards low-carbon energy systems can avert climate catastrophe while creating new opportunities for investment, growth, and employment.

If citizens do not believe they can change their leaders through the ballot box, they will find other ways, even at the risk of destabilizing their countries.

When economic conditions are difficult, people tend to be less generous and protect themselves; the question of solidarity doesn't mean much to them at that time.

Could you imagine if the U.N. had endorsed the war in Iraq, what our reputation would be like?

Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.

To some extent, Rwanda became a victim of the Somalia experience.

More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development.

I think it is important to speak out.

The question is the morning after. What sort of Iraq do we wake up to after the bombing? What happens in the region? What impact could it have? These are questions leaders I have spoken to have posed.

Melek huruf adalah jembatan dari kesengsaraan menuju harapan.

The skills you need to fight the colonial power and the skills you need to gain independence are not necessarily the same you need to run a country.

Kekerasan terhadap perempuan mungkin merupakan pelanggaran hak asasi manusia yang paling memalukan, dan mungkin yang paling luas. Ia tidak mengenal batasan geografi, budaya atau kekayaan. Selama ini terus berlanjut, kami tidak dapat mengklaim sedang membuat kemajuan nyata menuju kesetaraan, pembangunan, dan perdamaian.

My own advice to people who would be in office for two or three terms is that they must accept democratic rotation: ideally, not put themselves up for re-election and allow the system to work.

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.

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

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