Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan

The late Kofi Annan was the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations and is the 2001 joint Nobel Peace Laureate. His Foundation seeks to mobilise the political will required to overcome threats to peace, development and human rights. The Kofi Annan Foundation is legally incorporated in Switzerland as an independent not-for-profit foundation based in Geneva, Switzerland.

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The expertise to deal with recent crises such as the plight of Syrian refugees or the Ebola outbreak is already in our hands: what we lack is effective, visionary leadership

Kofi Annan

Posted: 08 March 2016

Growing up in Ghana in the midst of my country’s struggle for independence, I was part of a generation which believed that with inspired leadership change, even dramatic change, was possible. I witnessed it first-hand.

This experience...