• In the 21st Century I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound, awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion.

    Kofi Annan: In the 21st Century I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound, awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion.
    Kofi Annan's Nobel Lecture in Oslo, Norway, www.nobelprize.org. December 10, 2001.