Kofi Annan Quotes About World Poverty
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...let us recognize that extreme poverty anywhere is a threat to human security everywhere. Let us recall that poverty is a denial of human rights. For the first time in history, in this age of unprecedented wealth and technical prowess, we have the power to save humanity from this shameful scourge. Let us summon the will to do it.
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Let us work in partnerships between rich and poor to improve the opportunities of all human beings to build better lives.
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Let us, above all, be clear that, without a convincing program of debt relief to start the new millennium, our objective of halving world poverty by 2015 will be only a pipe dream.
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Extreme poverty anywhere is a threat to human security everywhere.
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Poverty devastates families, communities and nations. It causes instability and political unrest and fuels conflict.
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