Speeches from Kofi Annan and the Kofi Annan Foundation team.
UNSC Briefing on the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State – Remarks by Kofi Annan
UNSC Briefing on the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State – Remarks by Kofi Annan, 13 October 2017 Thank you Ambassador Delattre and...Read More
One Young World Peace Day Plenary Session
The following remarks were made by Kofi Annan at the One Young World 2017 Peace Day Plenary Session in Bogota, Colombia on 7...Read More
Challenging the Conventional: Can Post-Violence Reconciliation Succeed?
Remarks given by Kofi Annan at the opening of the high-level symposium “Challenging the Conventional: Can Post-Violence Reconciliation Succeed?” in Bogota, Colombia...Read More
The Crisis of Democracy
This speech was originally made by Kofi Annan at the 2017 Athens Democracy Forum on 13 September 2017. Your Excellency, the President...Read More
Delivering water, food and energy security for all
This speech was given by Mr Kofi Annan on 7 September 2017 at the ‘Making Waves’ conference in Afsluitdijk, the Netherlands. I can’t think...Read More
Delivering global food and nutrition security in a sustainable way
This speech was given by Kofi Annan on 15 June 2017 at the Nutreco AgriVision and AquaVision Conference in the Netherlands. Despite...Read More
Make or break: How the city of tomorrow will shape our future
This speech was originally given by Kofi Annan at the Langenburg Forum on 8 June 2017. Cities are all about people. They...Read More
The Importance of Agriculture for Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals
The following is a transcript of remarks made by Mr Annan at the Forum for the Future of Agriculture in Brussels, Belgium,...Read More
Health and human rights-centered drug policies: the essential role of International Geneva
15 December 2016 Dear Friends, First of all I would like to thank the Swiss government, the Global Commission on Drug Policy...Read More
Religion, Pluralism, and Democracy
Mr. President, Excellences, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is a privilege to speak to you today on one of the most...Read More