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As Climate Changes, Can We? (November 8, 2006)
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in this Washington Post editorial argues that the remaining climate change skeptics are “out of step, out of arguments and just about out of time.” The UN chief says people are eager to address climate change and that a growing number of businesses only wait for the right incentives. Accordingly, he urges politicians not to “fear the voters or underestimate their willingness to make large investments and long-term changes,” and asks that the November 2006 climate change conference in Nairobi sends “a clear credible signal” that the world’s decision makers take climate change seriously.Follow-Up to and Implementation of the Outcome of the International Conference on Financing for Development (August 6, 2006)
This report by the UN Secretary General on the implementation of the Monterrey Consensus emphasizes the need for “concrete follow-up action.” It calls for progress in trade and increased mobilization of developing countries’ domestic resources, both issues which will likely be addressed at the 2008 Follow-up Conference on Financing for Development in Doha, Qatar. (United Nations)2003
Transcript: Kofi Annan's BBC Interview (November 28, 2003)
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan speaks with the BBC prior to the annual World Aids Day. Annan expressed frustration over the Global Fund for Aids donor shortfalls. Said Annan, "we have the resources [. . .] to help all these patients, what is lacking is the political will."2002
Annan Says Economic Growth Alone Will Not Resolve World's Ills, Urges Broader Efforts (October 28, 2002)
In a speech delivered at the Dubai Strategy Forum in the United Arab Emirates, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan pressed for increased attention to balanced social development in addition to economic growth. (United Nations)UN Secretary General’s Statement on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October 17, 2002)
Secretary General Kofi Annan reminds the international community that progress on the Millennium Development Goals has been regrettably slow. Annan encourages each country, including those in the developed world, to devise its own poverty eradication strategies based on local problems and needs. (United Nations)Responsible for Each Other And the Future (September 3, 2002)
The UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, stresses the need to take responsibility for sustainable development. The richest countries should lead the way and provide assistance but not without the developing countries doing their part in an interdependent process. (International Herald Tribune)2001
Kofi Annan Takes Lead in Water and Development Issues (November 29, 2001)
With Secretary General Kofi Annan in the lead, the UN looks brighter than ever. States now start paying their fees and since September 11, even the US and conservative Senator Jesse Helms commend the UN. As the UN development agenda continues, time will show what the future will bring. (Earth Times)Annan's AIDS Crusade (July 9, 2001)
According to Pranay Gupte, the UN’s conference marathon in 2001/2002 and various partnerships with the business community will give the world organization a new image and help Kofi Annan get re-elected. (The Nation)Statement on the Challenge of Eradicating Poverty for Sustainable Development (May 14, 2001)
At the Third UN Conference on the LDCs, organized by UNCTAD, Kofi Annan said that the developed countries should abolish all their tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade in agricultural products, textiles and other products of special interest to the LDCs.Address to the Fourth Meeting of ECOSOC and the Bretton Woods Institutions (May 1, 2001)
Kofi Annan said it was crucial to ensure that developing countries are represented and have an adequate voice in the international financial institutions. (Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary General)2000
Collective Efforts can Resolve Underdevelopment (September 18, 2000)
What can the Least Developed Countries do to get ahead on the road to development? A speech given by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to the Tenth Annual Ministerial Meeting of the LLDCs. (UN Press Release)U.N. Chief Disappointed at G-7 Inaction on Debt Relief (July 22, 2000)
Secretary General Kofi Annan criticized the G-8 leaders saying that “for four years, we have had too many promises and too little action.” Debt relief is a huge issue which will have a dramatic impact on the lives of the poor if cancelled. Unfortunately, the G-8 is slow to act and has not specified a specific plan. (Xinhua News)Annan Urges to Help Development in Africa (July 11, 2000)
In his address to the OAU, Secretary General Kofi Annan urged debt cancellation of African countries as well as the opening up of industrialized countries' markets to African products. In the heat of the AIDS epidemic which has an overwhelming effect on Africa citizens, Annan encouraged Africa to focus on education and healthcare. (Xinhua News)Annan Responds to World Council of Churches Rebuke (July 6, 2000)
Secretary General Kofi Annan defended a recent poverty report which has drawn much criticism from NGOs as an inappropriate collaborative venture between the UN and poverty's "enemies," the World Bank and the IMF. He reassures that it isn't a policy document but rather an identification of future goals and objectives. (Inter Press Service)UN's Kofi Annan Chides US For 'Shameful' Level Of Aid To Poor (May 22, 2000)
Kofi Annan singles out the US for its lack of foreign aid to many of the world's poorest nations. The US contributes only one-tenth of a percent of its GNP, putting it in last place compared to all Western European countries, Canada and Japan. (Reuters)Secretary General, Receiving Doctorate of Laws, Gives Commencement Address at Notre Dame (May 19, 2000)
Discussing the widening gap between the developed and undeveloped world, Kofi Annan proposes trade, debt relief, and official development aid, as three areas where rich nations can assist poor ones. He also notes that the most prosperous country in the world, the US, is also one of the least generous in terms of foreign aid.Africa Leaders Greedy - Annan (April 2000)
Kofi Annan makes a particularly strong condemnation of the poor quality of many of Africa's leaders. (Agence-France Presse)1999
Kofi Annan's Address to the Chamber of Commerce (June 8, 1999)
Speaking to business representatives in Washington, the Secretary General called for a global partnership between the UN and the private sector.Kofi Annan's "A Compact for a New Century" (January 31, 1999)
Secretary General proposes Global Compact on human rights, labour, environment, in address to World Economic Forum In Davos, Switzerland.
