Speeches from Kofi Annan and the Kofi Annan Foundation team.
Kofi Annan ’s remarks at the Obafemi Awolowo Centenary Celebrations, ‘Africa in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities’
Lagos, Nigeria Kofi Annan calls on Africa to take greater responsibility for its own problems and solutions. Attached PDF 090320 KA SPEECH...Read More
Kofi Annan ’s closing address at the ‘The Kenya National Dialogue and Reconciliation Conference: One Year Later’
Geneva, Switzerland “It is not too late for Kenya’s political leadership to lead” – Kofi Annan calls for Kenya to unite to...Read More
Kofi Annan delivers the 2009 Adam Smith Lecture ‘The Global Economic Crisis and Africa: a Question of Values’
Fife, Scotland Kofi Annan urges global leaders to underpin financial sector reform with the values of justice and says the financial crisis...Read More
‘The Global Economic Crisis and its Impact on Africa’
Philharmonie Luxembourg, Luxembourg Africa and the poorest people on the planet are being hit hardest by the financial crisis, Kofi Annan warns....Read More
Kofi Annan ’s remarks on the receipt of the Medal of Geneva
Geneva, Switzerland Kofi Annan praises Switzerland’s long-standing values of peace, tolerance, justice, and humanitarianism and its role in sponsoring dialogue and promoting...Read More
Keynote address at the Tokyo University Global Leadership Programme
Tokyo, Japan Kofi Annan calls for reshaping of international architecture to reflect the realities and priorities of the modern world. Attached PDF...Read More
Speech to the Swedish Parliamentary Ombudsman Conference, ‘Sovereignty – The State and the Individual’
Stockholm, Sweden “Sovereignty shared is not sovereignty given up. The collective interest in the new century is also a national interest if...Read More
Kofi Annan ’s remarks at the launch of the Global Humanitarian ‘Weather Information for All’ initiative
Geneva, Switzerland “By bringing together the expertise and resources of different public and private actors, this project may help to save lives...Read More
Kofi Annan ’s remarks at the opening of the Global Humanitarian Forum’s annual meeting
Geneva, Switzerland Kofi Annan calls for urgent action to protect the citizens of the world, particularly the poor, from the impact of...Read More
Kofi Annan ’s closing remarks at the Global Humanitarian Forum Annual Meeting
Geneva, Switzerland Kofi Annan calls on world leaders to agree to a global, fair, post-Kyoto agreement in Copenhagen this December. Attached...Read More