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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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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

Neither great poverty nor great riches will hear reason.

Nature makes us poor only when we want necessaries, but custom gives the name of...

Nature makes us poor only when we want necessaries, but custom gives the name of...

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from...

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from...

Poverty and War have no excuse.

Poverty and War have no excuse.

Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.

Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.

Military pay has been allowed to lag behind to the point where career enlisted men...

Military pay has been allowed to lag behind to the point where career enlisted men...

Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes.

Coming generations will learn equality from poverty, and love from woes.

The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.

The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.

If it were (Is it not) outrageous that society should treat with such rigid precision...

If it were (Is it not) outrageous that society should treat with such rigid precision...

Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his...

Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his...

Poverty is often concealed in splendor, and often in extravagance. It is the task of...

Poverty is often concealed in splendor, and often in extravagance. It is the task of...