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  • Amid overlapping climate and food crises, the Kofi Annan Commission on Food Security will review and reimagine current systems to reach zero hunger. GENEVA / NEW YORK | 11 December 2023 – As the world faces an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis, the Kofi Annan Foundation, with the support of The Rockefeller…

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    The Kofi Annan Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation Announce New Commission to Transform Global Food Security Governance

    Amid overlapping climate and food crises, the Kofi Annan Commission on Food Security will review and reimagine current systems to reach zero hunger. GENEVA / NEW YORK | 11 December 2023 – As the world faces an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis, the Kofi Annan Foundation, with the support of The Rockefeller Foundation, announces today […]

  • The Kofi Annan Foundation is delighted to announce a new one-year project supporting the promotion of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in Ghana. The project, entitled ‘Demand Creation and Impact Scaling Project for Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato’, is funded by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). The Foundation is pleased to continue its…

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    New project: Promoting Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato in Ghana

    The Kofi Annan Foundation is delighted to announce a new one-year project supporting the promotion of orange-fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) in Ghana. The project, entitled ‘Demand Creation and Impact Scaling Project for Orange-fleshed Sweet Potato’, is funded by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). The Foundation is pleased to continue its work on this […]

  • The Kofi Annan Foundation is delighted to announce the launch of a new project entitled Securing the Digital Environment for the 2022 Election in Kenya, funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund. Building on the findings of the Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age, the project will…

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    New project: Securing the Digital Environment for the 2022 Election in Kenya

    The Kofi Annan Foundation is delighted to announce the launch of a new project entitled Securing the Digital Environment for the 2022 Election in Kenya, funded by the United Nations Democracy Fund. Building on the findings of the Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age, the project will address the potential […]

  • The Kofi Annan Foundation is partnering with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) on the creation of a new digital platform to strengthen the capacity of the peacebuilding and mediation community in truth-seeking, reconciliation and accountability for crimes committed during conflict. Safe and easy access to peacebuilding knowledge and…

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    Joining forces with UNITAR to build peace online

    The Kofi Annan Foundation is partnering with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) on the creation of a new digital platform to strengthen the capacity of the peacebuilding and mediation community in truth-seeking, reconciliation and accountability for crimes committed during conflict. Safe and easy access to peacebuilding knowledge and good practice have […]

  • Kofi Annan and the Africa Progress Panel support the new Global Fisheries Transparency Initiative.   “Massive plunder” of the world’s fisheries is “destroying entire fishing communities”, Kofi Annan said today at the launch of a new global initiative aimed at stemming illegal fishing. In a video message to the first International Conference…

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    Fisheries Transparency Initiative

    Kofi Annan and the Africa Progress Panel support the new Global Fisheries Transparency Initiative.   “Massive plunder” of the world’s fisheries is “destroying entire fishing communities”, Kofi Annan said today at the launch of a new global initiative aimed at stemming illegal fishing. In a video message to the first International Conference of the Fisheries […]

  • This week Kofi Annan will begin an unprecedented series of conversations on critical global issues with young people around the world. The former UN Secretary-General believes the views and concerns of the younger generation on challenges central to their lives and future prospects – such as unemployment and democratic governance – are…

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    Kofi Annan launches global initiative to inspire young people to lead

    This week Kofi Annan will begin an unprecedented series of conversations on critical global issues with young people around the world. The former UN Secretary-General believes the views and concerns of the younger generation on challenges central to their lives and future prospects – such as unemployment and democratic governance – are being ignored, and […]