National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence.
Kofi Annan quote If the United Nations does not attempt to chart a course for the world's people in the first decades of the new millennium, who will?
Kofi Annan quote I urge the Iraqi leadership for sake of its own people... to seize this opportunity and thereby begin to end the isolation and suffering of the Iraqi people.
Kofi Annan quote It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.
Kofi Annan quote Business, labour and civil society organisations have skills and resources that are vital in helping to build a more robust global community.
Kofi Annan quote Globalization is a fact of life. But I believe we have underestimated its fragility.
Kofi Annan quote I was deeply saddened by the death of Pope John Paul II.
Quite apart from his role as a spiritual guide to more than a billion men, women and children, he was a tireless advocate of peace, a true pioneer in interfaith dialogue and a strong force for critical self-evaluation by the Church itself.
[on Pope John Paul II]
Kofi Annan quote His Holiness brings a wealth of experience to this exalted office. The United Nations and the Holy See share a strong commitment to peace, social justice, human dignity, religious freedom and mutual respect among the world's religions.
Kofi Annan quote Biography
Former UN Secretary General, many people not realising he has left the post
