Let us, above all, be clear that, without a convincing program of debt relief to start the new millennium, our objective of halving world poverty by 2015 will be only a pipe dream.

Quote by Kofi Annan

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You have made people listen. You have made people care, and you have taught us...

You have made people listen. You have made people care, and you have taught us...

Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they...

Many African leaders refuse to send their troops on peace keeping missions abroad because they...

In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined...

In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined...

The people of Serbia want to have a say in the decisions affecting them. And...

The people of Serbia want to have a say in the decisions affecting them. And...

To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are...

To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are...

The tragedy of Srebrenica will forever haunt the history of the United Nations

The tragedy of Srebrenica will forever haunt the history of the United Nations

Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries...

Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries...

We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave...

We need to think of the future and the planet we are going to leave...

Jewish people have been victims of anti-Semitism in many parts of the world, and in...

Jewish people have been victims of anti-Semitism in many parts of the world, and in...

Politics without principles,Education without character,Science without humanity,and Commerce without morality are not only useless, but...

Politics without principles,Education without character,Science without humanity,and Commerce without morality are not only useless, but...

Politics is the diversion of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important...

Politics is the diversion of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important...

Rock and roll used to be for kicks, now a days it's politics.

Rock and roll used to be for kicks, now a days it's politics.

I played by the rules of politics as I found them.

I played by the rules of politics as I found them.

The awareness that we are all human beings together has become lost in war and...

The awareness that we are all human beings together has become lost in war and...

Commencement oratory must eschew anything that smacks of partisan politics, political preference, sex, religion or...

Commencement oratory must eschew anything that smacks of partisan politics, political preference, sex, religion or...

We never make sport of religion, politics, race or mothers. A mother never gets hit...

We never make sport of religion, politics, race or mothers. A mother never gets hit...

CONSUL, n. In American politics, a person who having failed to secure and office from...

CONSUL, n. In American politics, a person who having failed to secure and office from...

Politics doesn't make strange bedfellows, marriage does.

Politics doesn't make strange bedfellows, marriage does.

Talk about the flag or drugs or crime (never about race or class or justice)...

Talk about the flag or drugs or crime (never about race or class or justice)...

The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.

The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.