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Announcing the Kofi Annan Scholarships at Mansfield College, Oxford University
Starting in 2020, Mansfield College will be partnering with the University of Oxford’s prestigious Weidenfeld-Hoffmann Scholarships and Leadership Programme to offer seven...Read More
Ivan Pictet joins the Board of the Kofi Annan Foundation
The Kofi Annan Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Ivan Pictet, banker and philanthropist, to the Board of the Kofi...Read More
Appeal for peaceful elections in Côte d’Ivoire
31 days before the date set for the presidential elections in Côte d’Ivoire, the Kofi Annan Foundation alongside global leaders published an...Read More
International Day of Democracy 2020: nothing to celebrate?
Amidst a global democratic recession, accelerated and exacerbated by the pandemic, the Kofi Annan Foundation sees grounds for hope. It may seem...Read More
Open Letter: times of unprecedented crisis present unique opportunities for unprecedented action
– By Kofi Annan Foundation Board member Graça Machel, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr. Vera Songwe, and Maria Ramos COVID-19 has unearthed massive inequalities...Read More
WEBINAR: Strengthening Southeast Asia’s democratic health after COVID-19
According to the V-Dem Institute of Gothenburg University, some governments in Southeast Asia have experienced different levels and forms of democratic backsliding...Read More
WEBINAR: Youth demands for a better future – reforms needed for a post-pandemic future
On Thursday 16 July 2020, the Extremely Together leaders and the Kofi Annan Foundation hosted the last in a series of #ETDiscussions on youth,...Read More
WEBINAR: Developing youth-led solutions to polarization and tensions resulting from COVID-19
On Thursday, 2 July, the Extremely Together leaders and the Kofi Annan Foundation hosted the third in a series of #ETDiscussions on...Read More
Kofi Annan Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age – Statement on changes to Facebook’s political ads policy
This week Facebook launched the Voting Information Centre for users in the United States in the run-up to the presidential elections in...Read More
WEBINAR: How is COVID-19 affecting youth-led activism and the prevention of violent extremism?
On Thursday 18 June 2020, the Extremely Together leaders and the Kofi Annan Foundation hosted the second in a series of #ETDiscussions on...Read More