Kofi Annan Quotes About Culture

Quotes about: Culture

• We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.

  Kofi Annan

  Acceptance, Race, Skin Color

  Twitter post from Sep 03, 2016

• Violence against women is perhaps the most shameful human rights violation, and it is perhaps the most pervasive. It knows no boundaries of geography, culture or wealth. As long as it continues, we cannot claim to be making real progress towards equality, development and peace

  Kofi Annan

  Real, Rights, Long

• People of different religions and cultures live side by side in almost every part of the world, and most of us have overlapping identities which unite us with very different groups. We can love what we are, without hating what – and who – we are not. We can thrive in our own tradition, even as we learn from others, and come to respect their teachings.

  Kofi Annan

  Hate, Teaching, People

  FaceBook post by Kofi Annan from Feb 14, 2017

• Tolerance, inter-cultural dialogue and respect for diversity are more essential than ever in a world where peoples are becoming more and more closely interconnected.

  Kofi Annan

  Diversity, Tolerance, Essentials

• Human rights education is much more than a lesson in schools or a theme for a day; it is a process to equip people with the tools they need to live lives of security and dignity. On this International Human Rights Day, let us continue to work together to develop and nurture in future generations a culture of human rights, to promote freedom, security and peace in all nations.

  Kofi Annan

  Live Life, School, Rights

• It may seem sometimes as if a culture of peace does not stand a chance against the culture of war, the culture of violence and the cultures of impunity and intolerance. Peace may indeed be a complex challenge, dependent on action in many fields and even a bit of luck from time to time. It may be a painfully slow process, and fragile and imperfect when it is achieved. But peace is in our hands. We can do it.

  Kofi Annan

  Time, Peace, War

  "Secretary-General Stresses Need for Culture of Peace". Kofi Annan's message for the occasion of the International Day of Peace (September 14), www.un.org. September 10, 1999.

• Terrorism constitutes a direct attack on the values the UN stands for: the rule of law; the protection of civilians; peaceful resolution of conflicts; and mutual respect between people of different faiths and cultures.

  Kofi Annan

  Law, People, Peaceful

• Yehudi Menuhin was a citizen of the world in the fullest sense - one whose vision and culture gave him a deep empathy with fellow human beings of every creed and color.

  Kofi Annan

  Color, Empathy, Vision

  "Yehudi Menuhin Revered as Musician, Humanitarian / Admired by Einstein, gifted artist shared himself with the world" by Jesse Hamlin, www.sfgate.com. March 13, 1999.

• ...let us continue to work together to develop and nurture in future generations a culture of human rights, to promote freedom, security and peace in all nations.

  Kofi Annan

  Teamwork, Rights, Working Together

  FaceBook post by Kofi Annan from Apr 15, 2017

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