How can we defeat a virus? Kofi Annan had the answer 20 years ago
The chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation, Elhadj As Sy, urges all leaders – in governments, businesses, multilateral and regional organizations –... Read More
African Union Commission announces new programme in honour of Kofi Annan
The following article is based on the press release originally published by the African Union Commission. MAY 25, 2020: On the occasion... Read More
Geneva Airport dedicates its protocol salon to Kofi Annan
Geneva – April 8, 2020: Today, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, would have been 82 years old. On... Read More
Remembering Kofi Annan
18 August 2019 marks the first anniversary since the passing of Kofi Annan. We have been moved by the many tributes, commemorative... Read More
Kofi Annan posthumously awarded the ECOWAS Prize of Excellence
The Economic Commission of West African States at its 55th Ordinary Session in Abuja honoured three persons with excellence awards. Kofi Annan... Read More
2019 Oxford Peace Talks to be held in honour of Kofi Annan
This year, as part of the 2019 Oxford Africa Conference, Peace Talks will travel to the University of Oxford on the 16th of... Read More
Remembering Kofi Annan on his birthday
April 8 marks Kofi Annan’s birthday. This year he would have turned 81. On our founding chairman’s day of birth, the Kofi... Read More
“Let us rise” – Remarks by Kofi Annan Published in UNA-UK Magazine
The following is an edited version of Kofi Annan’s opening remarks for the 2001 World Conference on Racism in Durban, South Africa,... Read More
A Tribute to Kofi Annan from the United Nations Foundation
We are deeply touched by this moving tribute to the life of Kofi Annan from the United Nations Foundation and honoured to... Read More
