Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annanis a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006. Annan and the United Nations were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize "for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world." He is the founder and the Chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as being the chairman of The Elders, a group founded by Nelson Mandela...
NationalityGhanaian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 April 1938
CityKumasi, Ghana
CountryGhana
Their deaths are a terrible tragedy that cannot be justified.
The inquiry committee has ripped away the curtain, and shone a harsh light into the most unsightly corners of the organization,
The fact that you have not reached agreement on these and other issues does not render them any less urgent,
It will no doubt require long-term commitment on the part of the international community to see this process to a successful conclusion,
it will never be able to shut this country's free press up.
the urgency of breaking the cycle of violence.
We will take the measures to make sure poor and rich have access to the medications and the vaccines required,
We also believe that we may be able to share our experience in dealing with major crises around the world, ... So I would urge all countries and any group that can help to assist.
were supposed to use force only in self-defense, or by a collective decision that it was necessary to use force in order to keep the peace.
We all have our respective positions. The U.N. still recognizes Chairman Arafat and we will continue to deal with him.
There is some consensus at the hall. But we don't seem to be able to come to an understanding as to how to move forward.
There is no shortage of food on the planet,
We will be relying on Australian support and contribution as we would with other countries,
We will be looking forward to taking steps for the longer term to ensure food security,