Education is the great equalizer of our time. It gives hope to the hopeless and creates chances for those without.
Kofi AnnanThe preservation of biodiversity is not just a job for governments. International and non-governmental organisations, the private sector and each and every individual have a role to play in changing entrenched outlooks and ending destructive patterns of behaviour
Kofi AnnanThe past year's natural disasters have highlighted the invaluable contributions of volunteers in our communities. They have volunteered their time, energy and skills to save lives and to rebuild communities. In this they joined countless people around the world who volunteer every day in response to 'silent crises'. These often unsung heroes understand all too well that poverty, disease and famine are just as deadly and destructive as earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis.
Kofi AnnanIf 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