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Annan on the UN: The Way, the Truth, and the Life
Annan on the UN: The Way, the Truth, and the Life
Nov 17, 2025 9:59 PM

Allow me to summarize the message of outgoing UN General Secratary Kofi Annan’s speech to the General Assembly yesterday (HT: International Civic Engagement):

“The United Nations is the way, the truth and the life. No es to utopia but through it.”

You pare the text of Annan’s speech to see if I’ve gotten it right, and then contrast my summary with another source.

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