Kofi Annan Violence Quotations

Terrible inequalities continue to scar our world. Too many people continue to suffer and die from poverty, conflict and disaster - despite all the means at our disposal to create and share wealth, protect people from the violence of man or nature, and deepen respect for the dignity of every human being,

It's necessary for everyone to renounce violence and get to the negotiation table, ... The fighting must stop and dialogue must begin.

I have been gratified by the clear determination expressed by NATO and its member governments to prevent a further escalation of the fighting, and I encourage all steps that may deter the further use of ethnically driven repression and the resort to violence by either side in Kosovo,

I appeal to all involved to avoid use of bombs and violence and really get back to the negotiating table.

To advance the peace process, it will be important to put an end to the escalating violence in the north and east and to strictly uphold the cease-fire. The people of Sri Lanka deserve a new hope that peace could be in reach.

Today I ask all the parties to bring to an end the violence that for 24 years has caused untold suffering to East Timor,

the urgency of breaking the cycle of violence.

The only way to halt an escalation of violence is for Israelis and Palestinians to work towards a viable negotiating process aimed at a just, lasting and comprehensive settlement,

The only way to escape from the present downward spiral lies through ending the violence and resuming negotiations aimed at comprehensive peaceful settlement based on relevant United Nations resolutions,

There are concerns that if we do not make progress ... desperate people will resort to violence again,

Violence breeds violence. I urge you to opt for restraint.

On this International Day of Peace, let us all honor those who have suffered from violence. Let us hold in our hearts the ideal of peace.

On this International Day of Peace, let us dare to imagine a world free of conflict and violence