News Releases - Kofi Annan Foundation

All the latest news on Kofi Annan and the Foundation.

10 October 2019

Graça Machel and Louise Arbour join the Board of the Kofi Annan Foundation

The Kofi Annan Foundation is pleased to announce that Graça Machel, an international advocate for women’s and children’s rights and first Education...

07 October 2019

Articles, News Releases

Elhadj As Sy announced as Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation

The interim chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation, Ambassador Jenö Staehelin and the entire board are pleased to announce the appointment of...

04 October 2019

Kofi Annan Changemakers, News Releases, Promoting Youth Leadership

Introducing the Kofi Annan Changemakers: An Intergenerational Dialogue

The Kofi Annan Foundation, with the support of the private foundation of Dr Jenö Staehelin, and in collaboration with the Graduate Institute...

28 September 2019

Extremely Together, Hajer Sharief, Ilwad Elman, In the news, News Releases, Promoting Youth Leadership

Hajer Sharief and Ilwad Elman proposed as Nobel Peace Prize contenders

Geneva – Two Extremely Together Young Leaders, Libyan Hajer Sharief, 26, and Somalian Ilwad Elman, 29, are included in the Peace Research...

30 August 2019

Electoral Integrity, News Releases, Supporting Elections and Democracy, Videos

Examining the State of Democracy in Central and Southern Africa

“It is not our diversity which divides us; it is not our ethnicity, or religion or culture that divides us....

02 July 2019

Articles, News Releases

Michael Møller, 12th Director-General of the United Nations in Geneva, joins Kofi Annan Foundation Board

The Kofi Annan Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Møller, Former Director-General of the United Nations in Geneva, to...

22 May 2019

Changing Drug Policy, In the news, News Releases, West Africa Commission on Drugs

What We Owe to Kofi Annan’s Legacy in Global Health by H.E. Ruth Dreifuss

The following article was written by H.E Mrs Ruth Dreifuss, former President of Switzerland and chair of the Global Commission on Drug...

15 May 2019

Articles, In the news, News Releases, Transitions to Peace

Does Equality in Peace Matter?

GENEVA – The Kofi Annan Foundation and Interpeace are proud to take part in the 2019 edition of the European Development Days...

24 April 2019

Annan Commission, Blog, Electoral Integrity, News Releases, Supporting Elections and Democracy

The Impact of Digital on Elections and Democracy in West Africa

This article was written by Yves Leterme, Secretary-General of International IDEA, Former Prime Minister of Belgium and vice-chair of the Kofi Annan...