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9/27/11

KOFI ANNAN Quotes


"All is not well. Science tells us that if we do not take the right action now, climate change will bring havoc, even within our lifetime." ~Kofi Annan

"Education is peace-building by another name. Here's why." ~Kofi Annan

"Education is the most effective form of defense spending there is." ~Kofi Annan

"Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance." ~Kofi Annan

"Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family." ~Kofi Annan

"Let us remember that every person who is infected, whatever the reason, is a fellow human being with human rights and human needs." ~Kofi Annan

"More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development." ~Kofi Annan

"There were governments that were not willing to make the concessions necessary, there were spoilers also in the group, let's be quite honest about that, ... I've tried to get them to understand that in our interconnected world, we need to look at issues in much broader terms rather than narrow national interests." ~Kofi Annan

"Today, no walls can separate humanitarian or human rights crises in one part of the world from national security crises in another. What begins with the failure to uphold the dignity of one life all too often ends with a calamity for entire nations." ~Kofi Annan

“We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race” ~Kofi Annan

"Without ending the oppression of women, we will never bring an end to extreme poverty." ~Kofi Annan

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