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Restoring the shine of the City on the Hill: An urgent global priority
As the saga continues to unfold in the US over last week’s riot on the Capitol building, Sébastien Brack, Head of Elections...Read More
WEBINAR: Accelerating Youth Inclusion in Building Peace
To honour the 5th anniversary of the Youth, Peace and Security Resolution, the Kingdom of Denmark and the Kofi Annan Foundation are...Read More
PAPER: Why youth leadership when dealing with complex crises must no longer be ignored
Deeply concerned at how extremists worldwide are exploiting the uncertainty and fear created by the Covid-19 pandemic to reinforce their rhetoric and...Read More
OPINION: Women’s participation in peace processes – is it enough?
Guaranteeing the inclusion of women in peacebuilding processes in quantitative terms is not a synonym for meaningful participation. Belén Grau Contreras explains...Read More
STATEMENT: Kofi Annan Foundation wishes Ghana another election success story
Geneva, 03 December 2020. As Ghana prepares to head to the polls again on 7 December, for the eighth time since the...Read More
Eliminating violence against women in politics
Violence against women in politics is an intolerable violation of women’s rights which poses fundamental challenges to democratic values and electoral processes....Read More
ONLINE DISCUSSION: Eliminating violence against women in politics
ELIMINATING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN POLITICS: WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN’T? Violence against women in politics is an intolerable violation of women’s...Read More
Guidance for civil society and its supporters on elections with integrity during COVID
Civil society actors have an important role to play in ensuring that democratic principles are upheld around the world to protect and...Read More
Introducing the Kofi Annan Scholars 2020-2021
We are delighted to announce the first-ever cohort of Kofi Annan scholars of the Weidenfeld-Hoffmann graduate programme at Mansfield College, Oxford. Learn...Read More
More about Hajer Sharief and Ilwad Elman
Hajer Sharief and Ilwad Elman joined the Kofi Annan Foundation’s “Extremely Together” in 2016. Extremely Together are 10 Young Leaders, all active...Read More