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The preservation of biodiversity is not just a job for governments. International and non-governmental organisations, the private sector and each and every individual have a role to play in changing entrenched outlooks and ending destructive patterns of behaviour

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Kofi Annan
Age: 80 †
Born: 1938
Born: April 8
Died: 2018
Died: August 18
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I think the generational change is going to be so important for Africa that we really should encourage and push it as much as we can, because some of these younger men and women, who are men and women of their times, and are also connected to the rest of the world, wouldn't even know how to behave in the way some of the old leaders do.
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If you have a problem and you can't find a solution, you meet again tomorrow and you keep talking until you find a solution. You can disagree with behavior or a particular position, but you do not resort to calling an opponent worthless.
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In the rush for justice it is important not to lose sight of principles the country holds dear.
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The gap between the rich and the poor cannot keep growing without nothing being done about it.
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The report [by a UN commission on Darfur] demonstrates beyond all doubt that the last two years have been little short of hell on earth for our fellow human beings in Darfur.
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Literacy is, finally, the road to human progress and the means through which every man, woman and child can realize his or her full potential.
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Any society that does not succeed in tapping into the energy and creativity of its youth will be left behind.
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We all make mistakes.
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Once you are really challenged, you find something in yourself. Man doesn't know what he is capable of until he is asked.
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The fight against HIV/AIDS requires leadership from all parts of government - and it needs to go right to the top. AIDS is far more than a health crisis. It is a threat to development itself.
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To go to war without the Security Council will not be in conformity with the Council.
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