Reflections on Conflict and Peace: Insights by Kofi Annan

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I don’t see a situation where one side will win militarily, take over Syria, and there will be peace and quiet, a clean victory.

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Remembering is a necessary rebuke to those who say the Holocaust never happened or has been exaggerated.

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By signing the Oslo accords in 1993 he took a giant step towards the realization of this vision. It is tragic that he did not live to see it fulfilled.

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Justice has taken its course and the authority and legitimacy of the legal process must be respected.

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From this vision of the role of the United Nations in the next century flow three key priorities for the future: eradicating poverty, preventing conflict and promoting democracy.

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The problem is this. The spread of markets outpaces the ability of societies and their political systems to adjust to them, let alone to guide the course they take.

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National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence.

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This is an historic step forward in the world’s efforts to combat a truly global threat.

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Beyond the clouds, Suvichaar finds clarity. ☁️

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