Kofi Annan in India
Kofi Annan to travel to India on high level visit from 5 – 9 February 2014
Kofi Annan to travel to India on high level visit from 5 – 9 February 2014
Geneva – Kofi Annan, founding chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Secretary General of the United Nations, will today travel to India to deliver the inaugural address at the 14th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit. Mr Annan will also meet the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, to exchange views on political and economic developments in the region, climate change and opportunities for south – south cooperation.
“India plays a key role in addressing some of the world’s biggest challenges such as peace and stability, poverty alleviation and climate change” Kofi Annan said. “India itself is amongst the countries most affected by climate change as various droughts and floods have shown. Its leadership, within the region and globally will be essential to tackle these challenges.”
Mr Annan will then travel to Bangalore and, as Chief Guest at the Infosys Prize ceremony, emphasize the importance of scientific research and innovation to finding solutions to some of India’s and the world’s greatest challenges.
Kofi Annan is the founding chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation which works to promote better global governance and catalyse action towards a fairer, more secure world by promoting sustainable development, peace and security and human rights.
For more information, please contact:
Bijan Farnoudi, Farnoudi@kofiannanfoundation.org
Or;
Declan O’Brien, obrien@kofiannanfoundation.org
Or visit our website: www.kofiannanfoundation.org
CONNECT
•YouTube
