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Kofi Annan Quotes
«I have been gratified by the clear determination expressed by NATO and its member governments to prevent a further escalation of the fighting, and I encourage all steps that may deter the further use of ethnically driven repression and the resort to violence by either side in Kosovo,»
«Massive and systematic violations of human rights -- wherever they make take place -- should not be allowed to stand,»
«The genocide of Rwanda will define for our generation the consequences of inaction in the face of mass murder,»
«A global era requires global engagement,»
«from Sierra Leone to the Sudan , to Angola , to the Balkans and Cambodia , and to Afghanistan -- there are great numbers of people who need more than just words of sympathy from the international community.»
«It is my view that, rather than allowing this situation to deteriorate into a crisis, the Security Council should engage with the Iraqi authorities in order to resolve the problem,»
«We will take the measures to make sure poor and rich have access to the medications and the vaccines required,»
«Terrible inequalities continue to scar our world. Too many people continue to suffer and die from poverty, conflict and disaster - despite all the means at our disposal to create and share wealth, protect people from the violence of man or nature, and deepen respect for the dignity of every human being,»
«When I think of the delicate balance of tremendous promise and urgent peril in today's world, I think particularly of the nations of Latin America, ... Because yours is a region that truly hangs in that delicate balance. It is in many ways a microcosm of the world in which we live, and it is therefore a place in which all that the United Nations stands for is put to test.»
«The Iraqi population showed incredible courage, going to vote in large numbers despite the security situation on the ground,»