Kofi Annan (1938–2018) 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations
Message for the new millennium (31 December 1999) http://www.4english.cn/speeches/Annan.htm
“Private citizens have more power to do public good and solve common problems than ever before in human history.”
Made that statement during a conference in Ottawa, Canada, in March 2006. He concluded that a trend of international goodwill has been developing since the 2004 tsunami and said, with a hint of optimism, that the world is now at “a time of unprecedented interdependence.” <br class="br"> Source: JW.org http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2007361?q=clinton&p=par <br class="br">2000s
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