The Arab spring reminds me a bit of the decolonisation process where one country gets independence and everybody else wants it. How about us, when do we get it, when do we make our move? And you have a situation where someone has been in power for decades, where the integrity of elections, democracy and security have really not been debated or discussed and most people suspect that elections are rigged and that the democratic rotation that elections are supposed to ensure doesn't really happen. And when this goes on for a while you are sitting on a powder keg.
I observe a lot. I see a lot around me. - Kofi Annan
I observe a lot. I see a lot around me.
- Kofi Annan
There are lots of questions which have to be answered. - Kofi Annan
There are lots of questions which have to be answered.
The future belongs to you, but it can only belong to you if you participate and take charge - Kofi Annan
The future belongs to you, but it can only belong to you if you participate and take charge
We can love what we are, without hating what, and who, we are not. - Kofi Annan
We can love what we are, without hating what, and who, we are not.
To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there. - Kofi Annan
To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.
Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human devel… - Kofi Annan
Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human devel…
We need to promote greater tolerance and understanding among the peoples of the world. Nothing can be more dangerous to our efforts to build peace an… - Kofi Annan
We need to promote greater tolerance and understanding among the peoples of the world. Nothing can be more dangerous to our efforts to build peace an…
...there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women. - Kofi Annan
...there is no tool for development more effective than the empowerment of women.
Gather the five virtues (Dignity, Confidence, Courage, Compassion, and Faith). Then you are a man. - Kofi Annan
Gather the five virtues (Dignity, Confidence, Courage, Compassion, and Faith). Then you are a man.
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