Kofi Annan Quotes on Past (7 Quotes)

I think we should see a clear message in the overwhelming success of women in presidential elections over the past year the world is ready for a woman as secretary general of the United Nations.

Few United Nations officials have demonstrated the calm, grace and professionalism that you have in the face of virtually unprecedented pressure and attention over the past several months.

I know that I speak for the whole world in offering them my heartfelt sympathy and any assistance that the United Nations can give, ... We will be happy to work with other parts of the international community to support the efforts of President Bush and his administration, the American Red Cross, and other U. S. relief organizations who have been our partners in the past.

We know from experience that if the international community does not support these control measures now, the potential cost to the world will be much higher in the long term. Past outbreaks have already cost more than 10 billion in economic losses.

this is not going to be business as usual or a repeat of what happened in the past.

Elections alone will not be sufficient for the establishment of lasting peace in Afghanistan, ... Security, effective institutions and development will require time and concerted effort to build upon the political achievement of the past three- and-a-half years.

The swings of international assistance from government to nongovernmental organizations and back, according to the legitimacy of the government of the day, have disrupted long-term development in the past,