“We don’t need any more promises. We need to start keeping the promises we already made.”

—  Kofi Annan

Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s message for the New Year, 2004. un.org http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2003/sgsm9095.doc.htm

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