Kojo Annan is the son of Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary general who passed away on August 18. As the Secretary-General, Annan reformed the UN bureaucracy; worked to combat HIV/AIDS, especially in Africa; and launched the UN Global Compact. Annan joined the UN in 1962, working for the World Health Organization's Geneva office. [91], Following the outbreak of violence during the 2007 Presidential elections in Kenya, the African Union established a Panel of Eminent African Personalities to assist in finding a peaceful solution to the crisis. He also pointed to violence in Africa, and the Arab–Israeli conflict as two major issues warranting attention. In 1990, he became Assistant Secretary-General for Program Planning, Budget and Finance, and Control. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. [23][24], In 2003, retired Canadian General Roméo Dallaire, who was force commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda, claimed that Annan was overly passive in his response to the imminent genocide. Towards the end of the 1990s, increased awareness of the destructive potential of epidemics such as HIV/AIDS pushed public health issues to the top of the global development agenda. [archive]. [10] He died in 2018 and was given a state funeral. The Great Walls of Benin in Nigeria Is Longer Than Walls of China; Here’s How The British Destroyed It in 1897, History Of Egypt’s Cairo, The Largest City In The Arab World, Meet Siza Mzimela, The First Black Woman In History To Own An Airline, Meet Nigeria’s Anike Agbaje Williams, The First Woman To Appear On Television In Africa, African Women: 10 Unsung Heroines Of Africa, “You Don’t Even Know What Your Kids are Eating”: Diamond Platnumz Tackled by His Ex-wife, Zari Hassan, “You May Like R. Kelly, But You Might Not Like Robert,” Says His Ex-wife, Cori Bush Becomes the First Black Woman to Represent Missouri in US Congress, Oye Owolewa Becomes First Nigerian-American Elected To US Congress, Namibia, The Only Africa’s Non-African Country, 10 Facts About Osama Bin Laden You Probably Didn’t Know, Top Ten Most Interesting African Tribes You Need To Know, Meet The African King Who Created His Own Writing System That Was Destroyed By The French, US Election: Slovenia’s Prime Minister Congratulates Trump While Election Result Is Still Being Collated, US Election: 50 Cent Reacts To Lil Wayne Endorsing Donald Trump, ‘El Paso Cannibal’: Death Row Inmate Denies Demanding For Human Meat Steak As Last Meal, Video: ‘Beheading Of French Teacher Is A Great Honor For All Muslims’ – Sheikh Says During Mosque Lesson. In February 2005, Lubbers resigned as head of the UN refugee agency, saying that he wanted to relieve political pressure on Annan.
Kofi Annan 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations In office January 1, 1997 – January 1, 2007 Preceded by Boutros Boutros-Ghali Succeeded by Ban Ki-moon Born April 8, 1938 (1938-04-08) (age 70) Kumasi, Gold Coast Nationality Ghanaian Spouse Titi Alakija (divorced) Nane Maria Annan Religion Christian, Protestant[1] United Nations portal Kofi… His legacy will remain a true inspiration for all of us.”— @AntonioGuterres on the passing of @KofiAnnan, 18 Aug 2018 pic.twitter.com/dLdnBOJFLF, Kofi reportedly prided himself on being an involved father. During a session with fellow Elder Mary Robinson, Annan encouraged 1,300 young leaders from 191 countries to lead on intergenerational issues such as climate change and the need for action to take place now, not tomorrow. Learn how your comment data is processed. Unfortunately, the oil for food program was dogged by allegations of corruption and accusations that UN officials and others were siphoning off money from the program for their own use. [132][133], "We don't have to wait to act. [69], Beginning in 1998, Annan convened an annual UN "Security Council Retreat" with the 15 States' representatives of the council.
[11] In 1984, Annan married Nane Annan [sv; et; ru], a Swedish lawyer at the UN and a maternal half-niece of diplomat Raoul Wallenberg. [102][109][107][110], In 2018, before Annan's death, Myanmar's civilian government, under the direction of State Councilor Aung San Suu Kyi, made a gesture of acceptance of the Annan commission's recommendations by convening another board – the Advisory Board for the Committee for Implementation of the Recommendations on Rakhine State – ostensibly to implement the Annan commission's proposed reforms, but never actually implemented them. Kojo Is the Son of Kofi and His First Wife, Titi Alakija Kofi Annan, Nobel Peace Prize winner and one of the world's most influential diplomats, passed away Saturday at the age of 80. [27] After four deadlocked meetings of the Security Council, Boutros-Ghali suspended his candidacy, becoming the only Secretary-General ever to be denied a second term. Interventions: A Life in War and Peace. – Advertisment – In 1983 he became the director of administrative management services of the UN Secretariat in New York. [45] The report called for member states to "put people at the centre of everything we do. In 1983 he became the director of administrative management services of the UN Secretariat in New York. As a young boy, Kojo and his sister lived most of their time with their father, Kofi. Every year, the Panel releases a report, the Africa Progress Report, which outlines an issue of immediate importance to the continent and suggests a set of associated policies. The report it produced, which became known as the Brahimi Report, after Chair of the Panel Lakhdar Brahimi, called for:[42], The Panel further noted that in order to be effective, UN peacekeeping operations must be properly resourced and equipped, and operate under clear, credible and achievable mandates. [142], Annan died on the morning of 18 August 2018 in Bern, Switzerland, at the age of 80 after a short illness. In his book Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda (2003), Dallaire asserted that Annan held back UN troops from intervening to settle the conflict, and from providing more logistical and material support.