When the US withdrew their troops from Somalia, I recall making a comment that [in] the way the peacekeepers had been withdrawn from Somalia, the impression had been given that the easiest way to unravel a peacekeeping operation is to kill a few soldiers.
Kofi AnnanNo one is born a good citizen or a good democrat or a good leader; it takes time and education.
Kofi AnnanThe global work of the United Nations is not without reason compared to that of a family - striving for a common goal in concert with all members for a better future.
Kofi AnnanThe other thing that really I regretted not being able to do was to push effectively for the reform of the Security Council. Because the world was changing, and is changing very fast, and I felt the UN was holding on to old arrangements. Most governments felt that it has such a narrow power base, based on the results of the second world war.
Kofi Annan