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In the second part of our episode on eradicating poverty, Ahmad Fawzi welcomes special guest Alicia Bárcena. Together, they dive deeper into the challenges undermining the eradication of poverty. How can we incentivize resource redistribution to promote solidarity and build a ‘care society’? How can we push forward the development agenda and…
Ending Poverty: Then & Now | Kofi Time with Alicia Bárcena | Episode 8 Part 2
In the second part of our episode on eradicating poverty, Ahmad Fawzi welcomes special guest Alicia Bárcena. Together, they dive deeper into the challenges undermining the eradication of poverty. How can we incentivize resource redistribution to promote solidarity and build a ‘care society’? How can we push forward the development agenda and make poverty history? […]
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In Kofi Time episode 8 part 1, podcast host Ahmad Fawzi welcomes Mark Suzman, CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to discuss how we can advance the fight against poverty. Mark discusses how Kofi Annan’s concept for the Millennium Development Goals was a necessary milestone to reduce poverty and brought…
Ending Poverty: Then & Now | Kofi Time with Mark Suzman| Episode 8 Part 1
In Kofi Time episode 8 part 1, podcast host Ahmad Fawzi welcomes Mark Suzman, CEO of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to discuss how we can advance the fight against poverty. Mark discusses how Kofi Annan’s concept for the Millennium Development Goals was a necessary milestone to reduce poverty and brought unprecedented progress in […]
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In this episode, Lord Malloch Brown shares insights with podcast host Ahmad Fawzi on how Kofi Annan strengthened the United Nations through careful diplomacy and bold reforms, and how significant advances were made during his tenure as Secretary-General. He comments on the state of multilateralism today, as the organization is buffeted by…
Multilateralism: Then & Now | Kofi Time with Lord Mark Malloch-Brown | Episode 1
In this episode, Lord Malloch Brown shares insights with podcast host Ahmad Fawzi on how Kofi Annan strengthened the United Nations through careful diplomacy and bold reforms, and how significant advances were made during his tenure as Secretary-General. He comments on the state of multilateralism today, as the organization is buffeted by the crisis in […]
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Reporting Development Network Africa http://allafrica.com/stories/201209270205.html Arusha — Farmers have the enthusiasm but need the necessary support from the government. Arusha — Farmers have the enthusiasm but need the necessary support from the government. Arusha- Farmers have the enthusiasm but need the necessary support from the government. This was the message of Kofi…
Annan Advocates for Investment in Small Farmers
Reporting Development Network Africa http://allafrica.com/stories/201209270205.html Arusha — Farmers have the enthusiasm but need the necessary support from the government. Arusha — Farmers have the enthusiasm but need the necessary support from the government. Arusha- Farmers have the enthusiasm but need the necessary support from the government. This was the message of Kofi Annan, chairman of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and former Secretary-General of the United Nations on the first day of the three-day African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Arusha, Tanzania. The overall focus of the forum is dedicated to improving the life of the…
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Vanguard News http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/09/mdg-rest-on-green-revolution-in-africa-kofi-annan/ Former Secretary General of the United Nation, Kofi Annan, said the progress towards achieving the various Millennium Development Goals, MDGS, in Africa rests on catalyzing a green revolution across the continent. Former Secretary General of the United Nation, Kofi Annan, said the progress towards achieving the various Millennium Development…
MDG rest on Green Revolution in Africa – Kofi Annan
Vanguard News http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/09/mdg-rest-on-green-revolution-in-africa-kofi-annan/ Former Secretary General of the United Nation, Kofi Annan, said the progress towards achieving the various Millennium Development Goals, MDGS, in Africa rests on catalyzing a green revolution across the continent. Former Secretary General of the United Nation, Kofi Annan, said the progress towards achieving the various Millennium Development Goals, MDGS, in Africa rests on catalyzing a green revolution across the continent. By Jimoneh Babatunde, in Arusha. Former Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, said the progress towards acheiving the vrious Millenium Development Goals, MDG’s, in Africa rests on catalysing a green revolution across the…
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Europe’s World Kofi Annan warns against premature pessimism and looks at what is already being achieved… When we at the United Nations came up with the idea of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the end of the 1990s, the 2015 deadline seemed a long way away. Ten years later, it looks…
Lifeline trumps deadline: achieving the MDGs until 2015
Europe’s World Kofi Annan warns against premature pessimism and looks at what is already being achieved… When we at the United Nations came up with the idea of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) at the end of the 1990s, the 2015 deadline seemed a long way away. Ten years later, it looks frighteningly close; so close that some are calling for a new deadline. But these calls for postponement are as premature as they are counterproductive. They don’t do justice to the remarkable progress made to-date, or to the enormous potential around the world for scaling-up proven success stories. The…
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Libération, France La clé du success : Revitaliser la volonté politique… On me demande souvent ce que je considère comme les temps forts de ma carrière à l’ONU. S’il y a eu beaucoup de moments merveilleux, accueillir la plus grande assemblée de dirigeants de la planète jamais réunie à New York pour…
Nécessaires objectifs du millénaire
Libération, France La clé du success : Revitaliser la volonté politique… On me demande souvent ce que je considère comme les temps forts de ma carrière à l’ONU. S’il y a eu beaucoup de moments merveilleux, accueillir la plus grande assemblée de dirigeants de la planète jamais réunie à New York pour signer la Déclaration du Millénaire figure assurément parmi les meilleurs. L’esprit volontaire qui régnait dans la salle était contagieux et, pour une fois, le gouffre entre riches et pauvres, les différences entre pays souvent en profond désaccord, semblaient s’effacer au profit d’une véritable coopération des nations et des…
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Spiegel Online, Germany http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,718424,00.html Many countries aren’t fulfilling their obligations… In 2000, the international community agreed to the Millennium Goals, pledging to drastically reduce hunger, poverty and illness within 15 years. In a SPIEGEL interview, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan provides a progress report. His conclusion: Many countries aren’t fulfilling their…
Kofi Annan on the UN Millennium Goals
Spiegel Online, Germany http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,718424,00.html Many countries aren’t fulfilling their obligations… In 2000, the international community agreed to the Millennium Goals, pledging to drastically reduce hunger, poverty and illness within 15 years. In a SPIEGEL interview, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan provides a progress report. His conclusion: Many countries aren’t fulfilling their obligations. SPIEGEL: Mr. Annan, you were the United Nations secretary-general when, in 2000, the UN pledged to drastically reduce global hunger and poverty. What kind of progress report would you give to the international leaders gathering on Monday in New York? Annan: The results are mixed. Some countries…
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The Korea Times http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2010/09/137_73304.html The primary responsibility rests with national leaders… People often ask me what I consider to be the highlight of my U.N. career. While there were many wonderful moments, hosting the largest collection of world leaders ever assembled to sign the Millennium Declaration in New York is certainly among…
How to achieve Millennium Development Goals
The Korea Times http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/opinon/2010/09/137_73304.html The primary responsibility rests with national leaders… People often ask me what I consider to be the highlight of my U.N. career. While there were many wonderful moments, hosting the largest collection of world leaders ever assembled to sign the Millennium Declaration in New York is certainly among the top. The can-do-spirit in the room was infectious and, for once, the gulf between rich and poor, between countries often at loggerheads with each other, seemed to be bridged by a genuine partnership among nations and people. Development issues were finally elevated to the highest political level…
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BusinessDay, Nigeria http://www.businessdayonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9422:africa-can-feed-itself&catid=96:columnists&Itemid=350 African Governments are making agriculture a top priority… Today’s celebration of World Water Day is a call for action over one of the greatest challenges we face – ensuring a growing population has access to clean and sufficient water so that it can feed itself. Increased pressure on already…
Africa can feed itself: green revolution takes root
BusinessDay, Nigeria http://www.businessdayonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9422:africa-can-feed-itself&catid=96:columnists&Itemid=350 African Governments are making agriculture a top priority… Today’s celebration of World Water Day is a call for action over one of the greatest challenges we face – ensuring a growing population has access to clean and sufficient water so that it can feed itself. Increased pressure on already scarce water supplies in many parts of the world is a prime cause of famine, disease and, increasingly, conflict. Climate change is already worsening these pressures. Its impact will only increase, with catastrophic consequences. This is particularly true in Africa which experts predict will suffer most from rising…
