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Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Ghanaian Statesman
Born: Apr 8, 1938
Died: Aug 18, 2018
Country People Think Will World You
Related authors: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Benjamin Disraeli Colin Powell Edmund Burke Lucius Annaeus Seneca Marcus Tullius Cicero Nelson Mandela Winston Churchill
Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family. Kofi Annan
Education Family Knowledge Progress Knowledge Is Power Power Every Society Liberating Information Premise
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 Annan
You Live Must Know Well Go Get Where Want Stand Choose Who Why
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
Good Equality Challenge Gender Poverty Building Sustainable Development Meeting Promoting More Development Reducing Governance Goal Itself Than Sustainable Good Governance
Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development. Kofi Annan
Education Freedom Democracy Rest Power Immense Immense Power Development Human Sustainable Transform Human Development Human Right Foundation Right
In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion. Kofi Annan
Life Religion Dignity Will Sanctity Believe Awareness United Nations Every Defined More New Mission Human Nations Regardless Race Century Human Life United Profound
More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations. Kofi Annan
History Together Face Master Before United Nations Destiny More Only Share Friends Than Human Common Nations Human History United Why Ever
I have always believed that on important issues, the leaders must lead. Where the leaders fail to lead, and people are really concerned about it, the people will take the lead and make the leaders follow. Kofi Annan
People Will Important Must Follow About Take Lead Fail Leaders Concerned Make Important Issues Always Issues Where Really Believed
Unfortunately, very few governments think about youth unemployment when they are drawing up their national plans. Kofi Annan
Youth National Few Think Drawing About Governments Up Very Unemployment Unfortunately Plans
We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better. Kofi Annan
Hope Better Alive Strive Keep Need
If one is going to err, one should err on the side of liberty and freedom. Kofi Annan
Freedom Liberty Side Err Going Should
The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone. Kofi Annan
Work Alone Wonderful Able Had Advantage Lord Being
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. Kofi Annan
Women Men Strategy Society Beneficial Alike More Development Involves Women And Men Than Which Central Whole Players
We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave to our children and their children. Kofi Annan
Future Think Our Leave Going Children Planet Need
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. Kofi Annan
Time People Difficult Solidarity Economic Tend Generous Protect Question Conditions Mean Them Themselves Much Less Difficult People
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. Kofi Annan
News Democracy Challenges Integrity Hate Single Fake News Complex Solution Data Part Arising Advent Since New Deal Fake Been Manipulated Electoral Cycles Actor Interrelated Phenomena Speech
Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they probably need their armies to intimidate their own populations. Kofi Annan
Peace Own Intimidate Abroad Troops Leaders Missions Armies Because Send Refuse African Many Keeping Need
It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity. Kofi Annan
Has-Been Laws Arguing Like Globalization Said Been Against Gravity
We must ensure that the global market is embedded in broadly shared values and practices that reflect global social needs, and that all the world's people share the benefits of globalization. Kofi Annan
Needs People World Benefits Values Reflect Market Ensure Embedded Must Share Shared Global Global Market Globalization Practices Social
If we can come up with innovations and train young people to take on new jobs, and if we can switch to clean energy, I think we have the capacity to build this world not dependent on fossil-fuel. I think it will happen, and it won't destroy economy. Kofi Annan
People World Will Build Young Energy Think Innovations Destroy Jobs Clean Clean Energy Take New Come Economy New Jobs Up Train Dependent Happen Young People Capacity Switch
What governments and people don't realise is that sometimes the collective interest - the international interest - is also the national interest. Kofi Annan
People Sometimes Collective National Also Governments National Interest Realise Interest International
We cannot wait for governments to do it all. Globalization operates on Internet time. Governments tend to be slow moving by nature, because they have to build political support for every step. Kofi Annan
Time Nature Political Wait Internet Slow Build Every Every Step We Cannot Tend Step Support Globalization Because Governments Cannot Moving
Business, labor and civil society organizations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community. Kofi Annan
Business Build Community Society Resources Civil Vital Civil Society More Global Robust Labor Skills Organizations Helping
In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear. Kofi Annan
Justice Country Important Lose Sight Rush Principles Dear Holds
In their greatest hour of need, the world failed the people of Rwanda. Kofi Annan
People World Failed Hour Greatest Need
National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence. Kofi Annan
Confidence Together People Values National Market Markets Minimum Shared New Global Global Market Held Certain Standards
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. Kofi Annan
Change Will Believe Other Ways Citizens Find Risk Through Leaders Countries Box Ballot Ballot Box Even
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