Speeches from Kofi Annan and the Kofi Annan Foundation team.
The World is Spinning Out of Control
Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag: “The world is spinning out of control: who takes responsibility in crises and conflicts?” My good friend Franck Walter Steinmeier...Read More
Towards UNGASS 2016
WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY “Strengthening a Public Health Approach when Addressing the World Drug Problem” Organized by the governments of Albania, Australia, Colombia,...Read More
Opening of Les Rencontres de Genève
Geneva Bonsoir Mesdames et Messieurs, En tant que Président d’honneur des Rencontres de Genève, ça me fait plaisir de vous souhaiter la...Read More
Towards a More Harmonious World Order
Kofi Annan addresses students at Peking University. Harmony is a universal aspiration. The English word comes from the Greek harmonia, meaning...Read More
Voices for Justice
Remarks by Kofi Annan at the Human Rights Watch’s Annual Dinner Ladies and Gentlemen, let me start by saying how pleased I...Read More
Higher Education and Africa’s Social and Political Progress
Remarks at the Summit: Revitalizing higher education for Africa’s Future. Thank you ladies and gentlemen for your kind welcome. It is...Read More
Truth Commissions and Peace Processes
International Conference: “Truth Commissions and Peace Processes: International Experiences and Challenges for Colombia” Mr. President, Excellences, Ladies and Gentlemen, Allow me to...Read More
The end of the Middle East as we know it?
Munich Security Conference 2015, opening Remarks by Kofi Annan. No region today better illustrates the central theme of this year’s Munich Security...Read More
Ewald Heinrich von Kleist Award
Excellences, Ladies and Gentleman, Ewald Heinrich von Kleist, after whom the award is named, was an extraordinary person who put his life on the...Read More
Elections with Integrity in Nigeria
Kofi Annan’s keynote address at the Nigerian Civil Society Conference on the 2015 Elections. Your Eminence, Ladies and Gentlemen, invited guests,...Read More