Outgoing U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan continues his round of exit speeches before he steps down this month. On Tuesday, Annan criticized the international community for failing to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict.

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan: “No other conflict carries such a powerful, symbolic and emotional charge, even for people far away. Yet, while the quest for peace has registered some important achievements over the years, a final settlement has defied the best efforts of several generations of world leaders. I, too, will leave office without an end to the prolonged agony.”