Kofi Annan

There is no prospect for a stable outcome in Syria so long as Bashar al-Assad is in power.

Kofi Annan called international observers the last hope for the peace plan in Syria.

Yes, it is going to be tough. It is going to be difficult, but we have to have hope. Almost every Syrian I have met wants peace. They want the violence to stop. They want move on with their lives.

Yes, it's going to be tough, it's going to be difficult, but we have to have hope. Almost every Syrian I have met they want peace, they want the violence to stop, they want to move on with their lives.

Kofi Annan has been a friend of dictators throughout. I mean, there is something he says which is very remarkable as he prepared for his mission. He says we have to be careful we don't introduce a medicine that's worst than the disease.

People throughout the region and the world are deeply troubled by what is taking place. The level of violence is excessive and unacceptable by any standards. This cannot continue. The violence and the killing must stop and stop…

Kofi Annan cautioned against outside military intervention in Syria saying it could worsen an already precarious situation.

I don't think we are getting it yet. But it ought to be possible if the political will is there.

I think some African countries are doing enough trying to make sure that they replant forest, they stop expansion of deserts.

What is clear is that Africa and the least developed countries which are not so much responsible for the problem of climate change bear the greatest blunt.

No, I'm not happy. Lots of promises have been made which have not been kept. And only promises kept are promises which matter. The countries themselves are trying. We see it all around the world but they need help I don't think enough is…