Kofi Annan Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.”
-- Kofi AnnanSource : FaceBook post by Kofi Annan from May 09, 2016
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“We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.”
-- Kofi AnnanSource : Twitter post from Sep 03, 2016
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“Ignorance and prejudice are the handmaidens of propaganda. Our mission, therefore, is to confront ignorance with knowledge, bigotry with tolerance, and isolation with the outstretched hand of generosity. Racism can, will, and must be defeated.”
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“The war on drugs has failed in West Africa and around the world”
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“Children are our future and if we use them in battle, we are destroying the future. We must reclaim them, every one of them, one at a time.”
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“Education is, quite simply, peace-building by another name. It is the most effective form of defense spending there is.”
-- Kofi AnnanSource : FaceBook post by Kofi Annan from Jun 05, 2016
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“Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development.”
-- Kofi AnnanSource : FaceBook post by Kofi Annan from Jun 03, 2016
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“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.”
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“...there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.”
-- Kofi AnnanSource : Twitter post from May 11, 2016
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“We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will.”
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“We need to promote greater tolerance and understanding among the peoples of the world. Nothing can be more dangerous to our efforts to build peace and development than a world divided along religious, ethnic or cultural lines. In each nation, and among all nations, we must work to promote unity based on our shared humanity.”
-- Kofi AnnanSource : "Press Briefing by Manoel de Almeida e Silva Spokesman for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and by UN agencies". www.un.org. September 16, 2004.
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“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”
-- Kofi AnnanSource : Robin Morgan (2014). “The Word of a Woman: Feminist Dispatches”, p.121, Open Road Media
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“Women themselves have the right to live in dignity, in freedom from want and freedom from fear. On this International Women's Day, let us rededicate ourselves to making that a reality.”
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“Access to a secure, safe and sufficient source of fresh water is a fundamental requirement for the survival, well-being and socio-economic development of all humanity. Yet, we continue to act as if fresh water were a perpetually abundant resource. It is not.”
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“Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human rights violation, and it is perhaps the most pervasive. It knows no boundaries of geography, culture or wealth. As long as it continues, we cannot claim to be making real progress towards equality, development and peace”
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“We have to choose between a global market driven only by calculations of short-term profit, and one which has a human face.”
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“Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace. If, however, they are left on society's margins, all of us will be impoverished. Let us ensure that all young people have every opportunity to participate fully in the lives of their societies.”
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“When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start in life.”
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“To build a more healthy, peaceful and equitable world the classrooms of the world have to be full of girls as well as boys”
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“The United Nations has long recognised that the imagination, ideals and energies of young men and women are vital for the continuing development of the societies in which they live. And since its inception in 1948, AIESEC has contributed to this development by serving as an agent of positive change trough education and cultural exchange.”
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“There is no development strategy more beneficial to society as a whole - women and men alike - than the one which involves women as central players.”
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“Our biggest challenge in this new century is to take an idea that seems abstract - sustainable development - and turn it into a reality for all the world's people”
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“There can be no doubt that these attacks are deliberate acts of terrorism, carefully planned and coordinated and as such I condemn them utterly. Terrorism must be fought resolutely wherever it appears.”
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“If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom.”
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“If tolerance, respect and equity permeate family life, they will translate into values that shape societies, nations and the world.”
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“In an age where community involvement and partnerships with civil society are increasingly being recognized as indispensable, there is clearly a growing potential for cooperative development and renewal worldwide.”
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“For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right.”
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“Acquiring literacy is an empowering process, enabling millions to enjoy access to knowledge and information which broadens horizons, increases opportunities and creates alternatives for building a better life.”
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“Poverty devastates families, communities and nations. It causes instability and political unrest and fuels conflict.”
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