Quotes About Kofi Annan

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

The international community... allows nearly 3 billion people - almost half of all humanity - to subsist on $2 or less a day in a world of unprecedented wealth.

Despite the UN secretary-general's grand title, he was named in the UN Charter as the administrator of the organization. For this reason, former secretary-general Kofi Annan described the position as "more secretary than general.

I hope we do not see another Iraq-type operation for a long time - without UN approval and much broader support from the international community.

Kofi Annan was the U.N. Under-Secretary General for peacekeeping operations. He had the responsibilities in regards to the mounting and operation of peacekeeping missions around the world.

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

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.