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Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan

Former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Peace Prize laureate


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Created: 4th Feb 2008
Modified: 8th Jul 2008
Professional Information
Professional Areas:
United Nations
Employer:
Retired UN Secretary-General
Position:
Former UN Secretary-General
Working primarily in:
Ghana

Description of Work:
From the Nobel Prize Committee's announcement of the 2001 Peace Prize: "Kofi Annan has devoted almost his entire working life to the U.N. As Secretary-General, he has been pre-eminent in bringing new life to the organization. While clearly underlining the U.N.'s traditional responsibility for peace and security, he has also emphasized its obligations with regard to human rights. He has risen to such new challenges as HIV/AIDS and international terrorism, and brought about more efficient utilization of the U.N.'s modest resources. In an organization that can hardly become more than its members permit, he has made clear that sovereignty can not be a shield behind which member states conceal their violations."
Biographical Information
Kofi Annan
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Date of Birth: Apr/8/1938
Place of Origin: Ghana



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Author: judee750
Fri Jul 10 14:49:02 2009

I think thats the right move now. the kenyan Government had been given enough time to decide on establishing a local tribunal. besides it the rate of corruption with our kenyan leaders is very high and establishing a local tribunal wont lead to justice being done. corruption will creap in as usual and and those reponsible for the death of many kenyans will still sneak out untouched. the kenya top politicians and their ministers are busy grabbing the country's wealth for themselves and care very little about the voice of the suffering "mwanainchi". what has the coalition government done… [Read Full Text]

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