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  • Extremely Together

    Extremely Together Launches Digital Discussions

    Our statement to draw attention to the youth peacebuilders and CVE activists as they continue to press for peace, despite the constraints placed upon them by COVID-19.

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  • Electoral Integrity

    Democracy must not become the silent victim of COVID-19

    The Kofi Annan Foundation alongside 28 global leaders have published an open letter calling governments and civil society to act to ensure democracy does not become the silent victim of the Coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Introducing our new Executive Director

    We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Corinne Momal-Vanian as the new Executive Director of the Foundation. Ms Momal-Vanian will succeed Mr Alan Doss who is stepping down from his position as President after more than eight years of service to the Foundation.

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  • Kofi Annan Commission

    Safeguarding the Legitimacy of Elections

    Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age puts forward urgent recommendations to governments and internet platforms to safeguard the legitimacy of elections.

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  • Promoting Youth Leadership

    Preventing Violent Extremism in Somalia and Uganda

    Thanks to our Young Leaders, Extremely Together is scaling up its youth-led activities to prevent violent extremism in Somalia and Uganda.

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  1. ET Digital Discussions
  2. Open Letter
  3. New Executive Director
  4. Urgent Recommendations
  5. Preventing Violent Extremism
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Latest News: Mansfield College, University of Oxford, announces new Kofi Annan Scholarships + + + COVID-19: An Important Update + + + Corinne Momal-Vanian named Executive Director + + +
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Mobilising Political Will

Curious about what we do and how we do it? This short animation explains the Kofi Annan Foundation’s mission to mobilise political will to overcome threats to peace, development and human rights.

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Our Mission

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    Pillar 1 - Kofi Annan Foundation

    The knowledge needed to solve many of the world´s pressing problems already exists.

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    Pillar 2 - Kofi Annan Foundation

    What holds us back is lack of leadership and political will to bring about change.

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    Pillar 3 - Kofi Annan Foundation

    We mobilise political will to overcome threats to peace, development and human rights...

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    Pillar 4 - Kofi Annan Foundation

    ...by convening and engaging leaders across the world. These are our projects:

Our Areas of Work

Electoral Integrity

The Kofi Annan Commission

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Safeguarding a Legacy
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Impressions

  • Kofi Annan's last mission, supporting fair and legitimate elections in Zimbabwe 
  • Kofi Annan blows out the candles on his 80th birthday, with help from his grandson Atta 
  • Interview with BBC HARDtalk for Kofi Annan's 80th birthday in April 2018 
  • With young people from the Foundation's Extremely Together initiative 
  • Kofi Annan presents the Rakhine Commission's final report to the world media in Yangon 
  • Kofi Annan with Barack Obama 
  • In Burkina Faso with Mrs Nane Annan 
  • The Case for Citizen leadership 

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AGRAAfrica Progress PanelCartooning for PeaceUNDEFInternational Crisis GroupOne Young WorldBooks for AfricaInterpeaceBill & Melinda Gates FoundationLee Kuan Yew School of Public PolicyIDEAMo Ibrahim FoundationCoalition for The International Criminal CourtGraduate Institute GenevaWorld Leadership Alliance – Club de MadridEuropean UnionInitiatives of Change SwitzerlandIDPCOSIWAhdUnited Nations FoundationThe EldersPrix PictetICTJOpen Society FoundationsGlobal Commission on Drug Policy