Kofi Annan Quotes About Past

Quotes about: Past

• I urge you to celebrate the extraordinary courage and contributions of refugees past and present.

  Kofi Annan

  Past, Philanthropy, Celebrate

  Twitter post from Feb 01, 2017

• The past year's natural disasters have highlighted the invaluable contributions of volunteers in our communities. They have volunteered their time, energy and skills to save lives and to rebuild communities. In this they joined countless people around the world who volunteer every day in response to 'silent crises'. These often unsung heroes understand all too well that poverty, disease and famine are just as deadly and destructive as earthquakes, hurricanes and tsunamis.

  Kofi Annan

  Hero, Helping Others, Past

• In the past we could afford a long gestation period before undertaking major environmental policy initiatives. Today the time for a well-planned transition to a sustainable system is running out. We may be moving in the right direction, but we are moving too slowly. We are failing in our responsibility to future generations and even the present one.

  Kofi Annan

  Running, Moving, Responsibility

  "Annan pleads with west as environment is pushed up UN agenda" by Ewen MacAskill, www.theguardian.com. March 14, 2001.

• You may have noticed over the years that the UN became a bit more media-friendly, a bit more open to the media than in the past.

  Kofi Annan

  Past, Media, Years

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