823 ordspråk av Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
 .... Press freedom, right to information and freedom of expression in Nepal are in serious danger and thus deserve to be a special agenda in the upcoming UN General Assembly. |
| [• United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Friday said that Security Council members are still discussing the draft resolution on Iraq proposed by the United States and] we will know in the next few days what is going to happen. ... I think the important thing is that member states are discussing these issues very, very seriously. It is a very complex and crucial issue. What is important is that we come up with a good resolution, not a quick resolution. |
| [Asked by a reporter if he considered himself] the last hope before a war, ... I have been described in those terms and I don't think that is misplaced. |
| [Asked whether donor nations may be becoming] fatigued ... The fatigue may be there, but I don't think we can justify it in the face of such misery. We may need to wake up our conscience and our conscience must force us to act. |
| [Despite progress] on many fronts, ... we are not doing nearly well enough. |
| [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. |
| [French President Jacques Chirac said the bombings left him] stunned and saddened, ... perpetrators of this cowardly attack. |
| [If war results,] it may cause terrible loss and suffering to the Iraqi people and perhaps to their neighbors, too, ... We all -- first and foremost the leaders of Iraq itself -- have a duty to prevent this, if we possibly can. |
| [Security Council] members may need to begin a discussion on the criteria for an early authorization of coercive measures to address certain types of threats -- for instance, terrorist groups armed with weapons of mass destruction, |
| [The council reached an understanding and] unanimously supports the approach which has been adopted, ... there was a sense that since these five countries have experts in the nuclear and other areas, they could help the inspectors sift through what needs to be taken up and give their judgments to the inspectors. |
| [The UN raised its appeal to about $550m (£310m) from its original target of $312m.] The scale of this tragedy almost defies our darkest imagination, ... We meet today to prevent a second shockwave of deaths and to prevent further suffering. |
| [This is] a defining moment for Cyprus, ... I know we are preoccupied with Iraq, but we should not let it detract us from this crucial moment. |
| [Though the plan] does not satisfy everyone's demands, ... In reality, at this stage, the choice is between this settlement and no settlement. |
| [While he welcomed what he termed] an unmistakable record of achievement and hard-won progress ... no time for complacency when it comes to the threat of nuclear war. |
| a bigger role in Iraq's constitutional process. |
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