In his Nobel Peace Prize lecture, Kofi Annan called for peace to be made real and tangible. Speeches and resolutions were not enough – he wanted people to act for peace.
This International Day of Peace, we call on everyone to remember his words and act for peace everywhere, for everyone.
A group of 12 exceptional young changemakers embark upon an intergenerational dialogue with international leaders to tackle some of the most pressing challenges they face in their efforts to secure change.
Discover the 20 young leaders chosen to work together to develop innovative solutions to bring more accountability to democratic governance.
The Kofi Annan Foundation worked with even greater determination in 2022 to create democratic, resilient societies and work our way back to peace.
Introducing the first edition of our Electoral Vulnerability Index: a system for forecasting electoral violence using state-of-the-art machine learning techniques.
Discover more about how we’re working to build peaceful, democratic and resilient societies with the latest articles, statements, research, and news from across the Foundation.
The Kofi Annan Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit organisation.
Our mission is to help build peaceful, democractic and resilient societies.
Inclusion, diversity, gender equality, and sustainability are at the heart of everything we do.
We were founded in 2007 by Former Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, the late Kofi Annan.
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