Dr Peter Piot joins the Board of the Kofi Annan Foundation
The Kofi Annan Foundation is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Peter Piot to the Board of the Kofi Annan Foundation. Dr Piot is a Belgian physician and microbiologist, Special Advisor on global health security to the President of the European Commission, Founding Executive Director of UNAIDS, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, and...Read More
Call for Applications: The Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa
The second edition of the Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa is now open for applications! After a successful first edition, the second edition of the Kofi Annan Award for Innovation in Africa is committed to identifying and supporting innovative solutions that enhance food security and food systems resilience throughout Africa. As such, we...Read More
Call for Nominations: The 2024 Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Prize
The call for nominations for the 2024 Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Prize is open! Know a young leader who has shown exceptional leadership in promoting or defending democracy? Nominate them for the second edition of the Kofi Annan NextGen Democracy Prize. Call for Nominations 2024 The Kofi Annan Foundation and the Democracy and Culture Foundation...Read More
Communiqué de la Fondation Kofi Annan sur les élections en RDC
La Fondation Kofi Annan a pris note des résultats provisoires des élections générales en République Démocratique du Congo, qui indiquent que le Président sortant M. Félix Tshisekedi a remporté 73% des suffrages exprimés. La Fondation encourage l’opposition, qui dénonce les résultats et le processus électoral, et réclame la tenue d’un nouveau scrutin, à porter ses...Read More
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...Read More
Funding Announcement | Kofi Annan Foundation Receives Grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York
The Kofi Annan Foundation is delighted to announce the continuation of our partnership with the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The Corporation’s U.S. $200,000 commitment will support the work of the Kofi Annan Foundation in 2024 and 2025. Kofi Annan Foundation Executive Director Corinne Momal-Vanian said, “Carnegie Corporation has been investing in the knowledge that...Read More
Vacancy Announcement | Project Manager, Kofi Annan Commission on Food Security
This position has been filled. Applications are now closed. The Kofi Annan Foundation seeks a Project Manager for a 13-month full-time assignment with the Kofi Annan Commission on Food Security, starting in January 2024. Key Information Role: Project Manager, Kofi Annan Commission on Food Security (13-month full-time assignment) Location: Not fixed. We are open to...Read More
Introducing the Kofi Annan Scholars 2023-2024
We are delighted to present the 2023-2024 cohort of Kofi Annan scholars of the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann graduate programme at Mansfield College, Oxford. These fully-funded scholarships have been named in honour of Kofi Annan, a figure whose name provides inspiration and honour to those in receipt of it, and which reflects the intended purpose of the scholarships...Read More
DR Congo | Communiqué from the In Transformation Initiative and Kofi Annan Foundation
Pretoria, 17.11.2023. The In Transformation Initiative (ITI) and the Kofi Annan Foundation facilitated a five-day dialogue, from 13 to 17 November 2023, in Pretoria, South Africa, of the representatives of five candidates for the presidency of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), namely Martin Fayulu, Moïse Katumbi, Augustin Matata Ponyo, Denis Mukwege and Delly Sesanga...Read More
Breaking Barriers for Better Collaboration: Recommendations for Peace, Environmental and Development Actors
Environmental crises and security crises are creating a new era of risk. Addressing these crises simultaneously is necessary to ensure that solutions to one crisis do not harm the other. This calls for increased and improved cooperation among stakeholders working in peace, environment, climate and development. As part of the 10th anniversary edition of Geneva...Read More
