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The Elders have urged the United States to recommit funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to prevent a drastic cut in its essential services such as healthcare and education to those in need across the Middle East. In a letter to the US Secretary of…
The Elders urge US to recommit funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency
The Elders have urged the United States to recommit funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) to prevent a drastic cut in its essential services such as healthcare and education to those in need across the Middle East. In a letter to the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the Chair of The Elders, Kofi Annan, wrote: “UNRWA is an essential bulwark against further instability and radicalisation in a Middle East that is wracked by strife. My fellow Elders join me in this urgent appeal to you to continue the vital support that the…
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Kofi Annan shares his vision of a more equitable and peaceful world.
The World I'm Working to Create
Kofi Annan shares his vision of a more equitable and peaceful world.
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Kofi Annan and other dignitaries write an open letter to European leaders on the current refugee and migration crisis. Since the beginning of the year, more than 300,000 refugees and migrants have arrived in Europe, usually after harrowing and highly dangerous journeys both over land and by sea. In all likelihood this…
Refugee crisis in Europe: An open letter
Kofi Annan and other dignitaries write an open letter to European leaders on the current refugee and migration crisis. Since the beginning of the year, more than 300,000 refugees and migrants have arrived in Europe, usually after harrowing and highly dangerous journeys both over land and by sea. In all likelihood this flow of people will continue for some time to come. All migrants are protected under the framework of international human rights law. Importantly, refugees and asylum-seekers arriving in Europe are protected in particular by the 1951 UN Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, which obliges States to provide…
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New York, USA Kofi Annan outlines the changing nature of the humanitarian crises we face, highlighting in particular the growing issue of climate migration. Tom, Alan, Jonathan, Maureen, John, George and Winston, sponsors, patrons and friends. I am honored to be with you tonight and to receive the International Rescue Committee’s Freedom…
Kofi Annan's remarks to the International Rescue Committee
New York, USA Kofi Annan outlines the changing nature of the humanitarian crises we face, highlighting in particular the growing issue of climate migration. Tom, Alan, Jonathan, Maureen, John, George and Winston, sponsors, patrons and friends. I am honored to be with you tonight and to receive the International Rescue Committee’s Freedom Award. I am only too well aware that the list of people the IRC has honored in this way includes individuals such as Nelson Mandela, Winston Churchill, Vaclav Havel and Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. Men and women who through their personal courage, vision and commitment to freedom…
