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[146] His coffin, draped in the blue UN flag, was accompanied by his widow Nane Annan, his children and senior diplomats from the international organisation. After years of research, Annan presented a progress report, In Larger Freedom, to the UN General Assembly, on 21 March 2005. Annan's portrait on the stamp was designed by artist Martin Mörck. Ador gersesa, ancianament d'Anhan : Intercom 243200623: Comunautat de comunas Armanhac-Ador 200035632: Cònsol: Philippe Baratault (2014-2020) Geografia umana. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. [2] Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. Friederike Bauer, Kofi Annan. [103][104][105][106] The commission, widely known simply as the "Annan Commission", was opposed by many Myanmar Buddhists as unwelcome interference in their relations with the Rohingya.[99]. Annan said that the school taught him that "suffering anywhere, concerns people everywhere". ", "Myanmar's Rohingya panel head refutes criticism by outgoing secretary,", "The Advisory Commission on Rakhine State,", "Rohingya Face ‘Campaign of Terror’ in Myanmar, U.N. He was criticized for not expanding the Security Council and faced calls for his resignation after an investigation into the Oil-for-Food Programme, but was largely exonerated of personal corruption. Annan was fluent in English, French, Akan, and some Kru languages as well as other African languages. Anhan wurde als Sohn türkeistämmiger Eltern im hessischen Offenbach geboren. He was often asked to intercede in crises, sometimes as an impartial independent mediator, sometimes as a special envoy of the international community. [106][105][107] Annan attempted to engage the United Nations to resolve the matter,[108] but failed. Annan's contribution to peace worldwide is delivered through mediation, political mentoring, advocacy and advice. In 2000, he was responsible for certifying Israel 's withdrawal from Lebanon, and in 2006, he led talks in New York between the presidents of Cameroon and Nigeria which led to a settlement of the dispute between the two countries over the Bakassi peninsula. 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. ", "New U.N. Chief Promises Reforms but Says He Won't Cut Jobs", "The MIT 150: 150 Ideas, Inventions, and Innovators that Helped Shape Our World", "FACTBOX: Career of Kofi Annan, Kenya crisis mediator", "Round One in the U.N. Fight: A U.S. A comprehensive reform agenda was issued on 14 July 1997 entitled Renewing the United Nations: A Programme for Reform (A/51/950). [87], In 2007, Annan established the Kofi Annan Foundation, an independent, not-for-profit organization that works to promote better global governance and strengthen the capacities of people and countries to achieve a fairer, more peaceful world. [130] In May 2011, following months of political violence in Côte d'Ivoire, Annan travelled to the country with Elders Desmond Tutu and Mary Robinson to encourage national reconciliation. She can't skate, but she spends all day at Jam & Roller studying and hanging out with her friends. In 2001, the Asia-Pacific Group agreed to support Annan for a second term in return for the African Group's support for an Asian Secretary-General in the 2006 selection. [33] Annan recommended Security Council expansion and a host of other UN reforms. Còde postal: 32290. The report listed the companies, both Western and Middle Eastern, which had benefited illegally from the program. [46] No calling is more noble, and no responsibility greater, than that of enabling men, women and children, in cities and villages around the world, to make their lives better". [88], The organisation was founded on the principles that fair and peaceful societies rest on three pillars: Peace and Security, Sustainable Development, and Human Rights and the Rule of Law, and they have made it their mission to mobilise the leadership and the political resolve needed to tackle threats to these three pillars ranging from violent conflict to flawed elections and climate change, with the aim of achieving a fairer, more peaceful world. The International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty published its final report in 2001, which focused on not on the right of states to intervene but a responsibility to protect populations at risk. "[25], In his book Interventions: A Life in War and Peace, Annan again argued that the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations could have made better use of the media to raise awareness of the violence in Rwanda and put pressure on governments to provide the troops necessary for an intervention. He also said that the United States must maintain its commitment to human rights, "including in the struggle against terrorism. Kofi Annan: A Man of Peace in a World of War. [19] In 1980 he became the head of personnel for the office of the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva. [28][29] Confirmed four days later by the vote of the General Assembly,[30] he started his first term as Secretary-General on 1 January 1997. Search Kofi Annan's Archives, After his service as UN Secretary-General, Annan took up residence in Geneva and worked in a leading capacity on various international humanitarian endeavors. 2007an Aignan udalerrian erroldatutako biztanleak 852 ziren. [20] Annan was subsequently appointed in March 1993 as Under-Secretary-General of that department. Dallaire claimed that Annan failed to provide responses to his repeated faxes asking for access to a weapons depository; such weapons could have helped Dallaire defend the endangered Tutsis. [75], Annan appointed the Independent Inquiry Committee,[76] which was led by former US Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker,[77] then the director of the United Nations Association of the US. [3] He was the founder and chairman of the Kofi Annan Foundation, as well as chairman of The Elders, an international organization founded by Nelson Mandela.[4]. [18] From 1974 to 1976, he worked as a manager of the state-owned Ghana Tourist Development Company in Accra. "[134], Annan chaired the Africa Progress Panel (APP), a group of ten distinguished individuals who advocate at the highest levels for equitable and sustainable development in Africa. Annan served as the Chair of the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy and Security. ensure timely provision of humanitarian assistance to all areas affected by the fighting, and to this end, as immediate steps, to accept and implement a daily two-hour humanitarian pause and to co-ordinate exact time and modalities of the daily pause through an efficient mechanism, including at local level; intensify the pace and scale of release of arbitrarily detained persons, including especially vulnerable categories of persons, and persons involved in peaceful political activities, provide without delay through appropriate channels a list of all places in which such persons are being detained, immediately begin organizing access to such locations and through appropriate channels respond promptly to all written requests for information, access or release regarding such persons; ensure freedom of movement throughout the country for journalists and a non-discriminatory visa policy for them; respect freedom of association and the right to demonstrate peacefully as legally guaranteed.