Kofi Annan

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Former UN chief 'encouraged' by Kenya reform talks

AFP Global Edition 127 days ago

Former UN chief Kofi Annan was encouraged by pledges made by Kenya's leaders at talks Monday aimed at pressing for speedy reforms to avoid a repeat of post-election violence, his office said. Annan, the mediator in last year's crisis, met with President ...

Kenya must do more to prevent new unrest: Annan

AFP Global Edition 128 days ago

Kenya's unity government must do more to implement reforms and avoid a resurgence of last year's post-election violence, former UN chief Kofi Annan, the mediator in the crisis, said Sunday. During his visit to Kenya, Annan will meet with President Mwai Kibaki ...

beds are burning

WENN 129 days ago

Valerie Pecresse 'Beds Are Burning' song launch by Kofi Annan and Havas Worldwide at Universite Paris Descartes Paris, France - 01.10.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

Kofi Annan and Havas Worldwide Launch "Beds Are Burning" - Red Carpet

Getty Images 131 days ago

PARIS - OCTOBER 01: Koffi Annan (L), Melanie Laurent attend "Beds Are Burning" song launch by Kofi Annan and Havas Worldwide at Universite Paris Descartes on October 1, 2009 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julien M. Hekimian/Getty Images) Copyright 2009 Getty Images

Annan to visit Kenya to assess reforms

AFP Global Edition 132 days ago

Former UN chief Kofi Annan will visit Nairobi from October 4 to assess how far Kenya has come with reforms promised to end violence that erupted after a disputed election in December 2007, the African Union said on Thursday. Annan, who is ...

World celebrities sing to stop global warming

AFP Global Edition 148 days ago

British rock group Duran Duran and heavy metal band Scorpions are among 55 world celebrities who have joined in recording a song to draw attention to the global warming crisis, organisers said on Monday. The song is part of a mass media ...

Former UN chief Annan to take up teaching post in Singapore

AFP Global Edition 159 days ago

Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan will take up a teaching post at a Singapore university next year, a spokeswoman for the school said Thursday. Annan will start his teaching stint in early 2010 at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, ...

UN seeks better data on hurricanes, droughts

AP News 162 days ago

UN urges global system to share data on hurricanes, droughts, floods to fight climate change The world needs more innovative projects — like putting weather stations on cellular phone towers across Africa — to help it better predict the increased hurricanes, tsunamis, ...

Switzerland World Climate Conference

AP News 163 days ago

Kofi Annan, President of the Global Humanitarian Forum, left, and Michel Jarraud, Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), talk during the opening of the 3rd World Climate Conference of the WMO, Monday Aug. 31, 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Keystone, ...

ICC prosecutor receives reports on Kenya vote violence

AFP Global Edition 208 days ago

The International Criminal Court's prosecutor has received reports from Kenya's attorney general on alleged crimes committed during violence after 2007 elections, his office said Thursday. The documents were received Tuesday "pursuant to the terms of an agreement" reached between Kenyan justice minister ...

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