Kofi Annan Quotes on Violence (15 Quotes)

the urgency of breaking the cycle of violence.

The only way to halt an escalation of violence is for Israelis and Palestinians to work towards a viable negotiating process aimed at a just, lasting and comprehensive settlement,

Most people are much more directly threatened by such things as extreme poverty, hunger, disease, environmental disasters, or by low-tech violence, when order breaks down in their country or civil war breaks out,

The only way to escape from the present downward spiral lies through ending the violence and resuming negotiations aimed at comprehensive peaceful settlement based on relevant United Nations resolutions,

Violence breeds violence. I urge you to opt for restraint.

deplorable act of violence.

was no solution in violence.

Bloodshed and violence is not going to get us anywhere, ... And I support Abbas in his engagements with the Israeli government and with the international community to find a solution to the crisis. This is an opportunity for them to realize their dream, the aspiration for a Palestinian state.

I understand and share their anguish. But it cannot justify violence, least of all attacks on innocent people.

Today I ask all the parties to bring to an end the violence that for 24 years has caused untold suffering to East Timor,

will maintain a safe and secure environment, to enable them to cast their votes without fear of intimidation or violence.

If we do not get a universal acceptance of the constitution the likelihood of the violence continuing is there. If it had been an inclusive exercise -- as when everybody had embraced the constitution and everyone saw his interest protected by the constitution -- I think it would have been a rallying exercise. We are not there at this stage,

I've been in touch with the two leaders, and I appeal to them to do whatever they can to bring the situation under control and bring an end to the violence,

stop the cycle of destructive violence.

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,