We need to ensure the poorest in the planet - who will be hardest hit by the financial crisis - are not forgotten.
Kofi AnnanWe must restore the sacredness of the family as a bedrock of humane values everywhere, in peace as well as in war.
Kofi AnnanNot only do these abominable weapons lie buried in silence and in their millions waiting to kill or maim innocent women and children; but the presence or even the fear of the presence of a single landmine can prevent the cultivation of an entire field, rob a whole village of its livelihood, place yet another obstacle on a country's road to reconstruction and development
Kofi Annan