Kofi Annan Quotes on Actions (13 Quotes)

Now we have a different situation, where one group of states, led by the U. S., is saying that some threats -- particularly terrorism and weapons of mass destruction -- are so dangerous that they dare not wait until they are attacked, or until there is an agreement in the Security Council, before taking action,

I am telling the world leaders not only to come here and approve of a plan of action, but I expect them to go back home and do something about it,

The Global Initiative is important in that it recognizes that change requires collective action. The four priority areas of the CGI reflect also what we are trying to do across town.

No matter how difficult agreement is, there is no escaping the fact that the challenges of our time must be met by action and today, more than ever, action must be collective if it is to be effective.

I would expect the summit to come up with a program of action not just for the United Nations but also for the members states,

What's needed now is not more declarations or promises, but action, ... I believe my report provides a clear program of action.

I think it will be important to have them all here to discuss not only the peace process, but the implementation of the process and the action they need to take on the ground to make it really hold,

Yet again, we face the abominable practice of 'ethnic cleansing' only a few years after it transformed the demography of Bosnia and Herzegovina, ... The Serbian authorities must halt such actions.

If Iraq were to break the agreement, it would be much easier to get an agreement in the council to take military action,

If the action is to take place without the support of the council, its legitimacy will be questioned and the support for it will be diminished,

Clearly there is a need to unlearn our collective prejudices, to promote a continuing dialogue among the great religions, a dialogue based on the premise that diversity in thought, in belief, and in action, is a precious gift, not a threat,

If the U. S. and others were to go outside the council and take military action, it would not be in conformity with the charter.

If they fail to agree on a common position and action is taken without the authority of the Security Council, the legitimacy and support to any such action will be seriously impaired, ... If, on the other hand, they can come together even at this late hour to address this threat in a united manner and they show compliance with the previous resolutions, then the council authority will be enhanced and the world will be a safer place.