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As one of my predecessors said, our objective is not to take people to heaven, but to prevent humanity from going to hell.

As one of my predecessors said, our objective is not to take people to heaven, but to prevent humanity from going to hell.

Kofi Annan
People, Heaven, Humanity
"Kofi Annan on 40 Years Trying to End War, Promote Peace at the United Nations". Interview with Jeffrey Brown, www.pbs.org. September 18, 2012.

...let us recognize that extreme poverty anywhere is a threat to human security everywhere. Let us recall that poverty is a denial of human rights. For the first time in history, in this age of unprecedented wealth and technical prowess, we have the power to save humanity from this shameful scourge. Let us summon the will to do it.

Kofi Annan
Time, Rights, Humanity

The international community... allows nearly 3 billion people - almost half of all humanity - to subsist on $2 or less a day in a world of unprecedented wealth.

Kofi Annan
People, Community, Humanity
"Can Globalization Really Solve Our Problems?". Awake! Magazine, May 22, 2002.

Access to a secure, safe and sufficient source of fresh water is a fundamental requirement for the survival, well-being and socio-economic development of all humanity. Yet, we continue to act as if fresh water were a perpetually abundant resource. It is not.

Kofi Annan
Water, Humanity, Survival
"Is the World Running Out of Water?". Awake! magazine, June 22, 2001.

I was devastated by the atrocious bombings that struck London today. These vicious acts have cut us all to the core, for they are an attack on humanity itself. [7th July 2005 - on London bombings

Kofi Annan
Cutting, July, Humanity

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