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National and global leaders can no longer ignore that excluding youth from decision-making and peace efforts is detrimental to the whole society
– Position Paper – Deeply concerned at how extremists worldwide are exploiting the uncertainty and fear created by the Covid-19 pandemic to... 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
Live 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
Live 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
Live 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
Mansfield College, University of Oxford, announces new Kofi Annan Scholarships
The following article is based on the press release originally published by Mansfield College JUNE 24, 2020: From the academic year 2020-21,... 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
Live 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
Open Letter: Democracy must not become the silent victim of the Coronavirus pandemic
GENEVA, 19th of May 2020 – As extraordinary measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic continue to prevail around the world, the Kofi... 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
