Kofi Annan

in Mogadishu, and Somalia, and that it was too late. Quotes from the Ghost of Rwanda: ( Romeo Dallaire–“ I want to send in more troops.” He also says “ There were no military action taken or I’ll have to get the bastards myself”) Aug.,1993. ( Kofi Annan Head of Peacekeeping -“ I can’t let this go on”) Jan, 1994. (Carl Wilkens- Aid Worker-“ There were riots and assassinations in front of my own eyes”.) Mar, 1994. (Joyce Leader- U.S. Embassy-“The Prime Minister escaped to my house, where she…

The allegory of the cave shows the effect of education on the human soul; our soul is the immaterial part of a human being or animal which is considered immortal. Without it we are nothing. Every living entity possesses a soul, which makes it unique. These prisoners have lost their souls; have been isolated from reality. The minute we are born, the countdown to our death begins and in that time period we go through a series of events that change us. In addition, the allegory is based on what…

of poverty focuses on the inability to afford what is needed to survive. The necessities of life simply include food, water, clothing, and shelter. Whereas, the U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan’s definition of poverty states that poverty entails more than just the inability to afford what is necessary to live. Annan argues that the definition of poverty also includes the inability to have an enriched life which would include education, an occupation, self-actualization, esteem, opportunities,…

Literacy, the ability to read and write, is the foundation and general structure to learning as well as understanding any kind of information. In the words of Kofi Annan, “Literacy is…the road to human progress and the means through which every man, woman and child can realize his or her full potential.” Being able to identify your literacy roots can be rather difficult, and incomprehensible. When seeking a single definition for literacy, one may find it to be nearly impossible as there is not…

Understanding the American invasion of Iraq in 2003 may be achieve in analyzing expert’s point view on the matter. However, having the main protagonist opinion, George W. Bush’s one, even if it might certainly be the official and already known one, might teach us a bit more on US behavior. In his memoir the author’s choice was to focus on key decisions in his life and use this as a thematic device to provide the book's content. With obviously a chapter for Iraq any reader is expecting the…

United Nations Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs was signed, the heroin problem still remains. “I believe that drugs have destroyed many lives, but wrong government policies have destroyed much more,” wrote by the former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan (Annan 2016). For every plus, there is a minus. People can be addicted to things other than drug (e.g., alcohol, gambling, sex, or shopping). It is possible to be addicted to almost…

beings in this world regardless of your socioeconomic status, ethnicity, or background. They certainly make an American contribution to the United States economy. Kofi Annan states, “We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race. We all share the same basic values” (Kofi Annan Foundation). There is also many other digital photos of documented immigrants holding a sign containing their beliefs against the deportations. Images of…

existing human intelligence to do laborious tasks, and as a result the newfound knowledge was powerful setting up the theme of the book. This knowledge changed the the narrator, Luo and the little seamstresses lives forever. As the great statesman Kofi Annan said “Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every…

"We may have religions, different languages, different coloured skin, but we all belong to one race."-Kofi Annan. In today's society women have the right to vote, be acknowledged in the workplace for their knowledge and abilities and have a say in critical situations such as governmental issues. However that does not balance out the scale that men and women stand on. Young women face inequality in high schools, women are compensated less raring them lower than the poverty line and women in the…

polarized. On one side of the spectrum are those who believe that the most emphasized aspect of international law should be the protection of sovereignty while others hope for individual rights to be promoted and protected. International lawyers Kofi Annan and Martti Koskenniemi, offer their contrasting perspectives. Martti Koskenniemi believes that sovereignty since its inception has played a vital role in developing international relations, he notes that, “The pattern of influence and…