Kofi Annan Conflict Quotations

Nuclear conflict remains a very real, and very terrifying possibility at the beginning of the 21st century, ... This is the stark reality confronting you today.

hundreds of thousands more people are likely to become displaced as the conflict spreads and the drought worsens in the next two or three months.

These were professionals, seeking to report on a bloody conflict that has already taken too many lives, ... They were doing what other journalists are doing around the world -- taking risks so that the rest of us can keep informed.

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,

This tragedy underlines the danger faced by unarmed humanitarian workers serving the U.N. in conflict and post-conflict situations,

In already unstable societies, this cocktail of disasters is a sure recipe for more conflict,

Any solution to the conflict must allow these unfortunate people to return voluntarily to their homes in full security and dignity,

On this International Day of Peace, let us dare to imagine a world free of conflict and violence