It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness…
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has passed away – United Nations
Posted On 18 Aug 2018
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Kofi Annan passed away from a “short illness” on Saturday, his family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announced in a statement. Annan, a former diplomat from Ghana, led the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.
In 2001, Annan and the UN were co-recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.
After his tenure as secretary general, he served as the UN-Arab League special envoy for Syria in 2012, until he became frustrated with the lack of progress.
Today we mourn the loss of a great man, a leader, and a visionary: former @UN Secretary General @KofiAnnan.
A life well lived. A life worth celebrating. pic.twitter.com/z51WTB4Y65
— IOM – UN Migration (@UNmigration) August 18, 2018
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