In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about kofi annans early. This book is your ultimate resource for kofi annan. His idealism and personal politics were forged in the ghanaian independence movement of his adolescence, when all of africa seemed to be rising as one to demand selfdetermination. It was founded and legally incorporated in switzerland in 2007 by kofi annan, former secretary general of the united nations. Kofi annan has 108 books on goodreads with 5392 ratings. The kofi annan foundation is an independent, notfor profit organization that works to promote better global governance and strengthen the capacities of people and countries to achieve a fairer, more peaceful world. Here you will find the most uptodate 166 success facts, information, and much more. Press release sgsm76 ga9596 secretarygeneral presents his annual report to general assembly 19990920. As george w bush and tony blair talked at the 2006 g8 summit about the war raging between israel and hezbollah, bush wondered why kofi annan, the then secretarygeneral of the united nations, didnt. Kofi atta annan born 8 april 1938 is a the elders, a group founded by nelson mandela from 23 february until 31 august 2012, annan was the unarab league joint special representative for syria, to help find a resolution to ongoing conflict there. The scion of a family of fante chieftains, he studied at macalester college, st.
Ladies and gentlemen, proclaimed annan, we have entered the third millennium through a gate of fire. Secretary general kofi annans reform agenda 1997 to 2006. He was the corecipient, with the united nations, of the nobel prize for peace in 2001 annan, whose father was governor of asante province. Humanitarian intervention and pretexts for war american journal. During talks with the syrian government and opposition.
Kofi annan recalls 10 years at the united nations i recently picked up kofi annans book, interventions. The staff opposes proposals relating to layoffs and appointments, specifically targeting annans desire to grant more formal authority to the deputy secretary general dsg. Interventions institution name tutor course date running head. And jeff sachs has issued his report on accelerating progress towards achievement of the millennium development goals. Kofi annan of ghana is the seventh secretarygeneral of the united nations. Read kofi annan books like united nations and a letter from concerned international nongovernmental organisations regarding the humanitarian consequences of war in. After forty years of service at the united nations, annanwho received the nobel peace prize in 2001shares his. This book focuses on the workings of the united nations secretariat and the conditions under which the secretary general has to.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading interventions. Kofi annan, the secretary general of the united nations, to issue a challenge to the. His father was a chief and governor of the ashanti province. Although he is a man who heads an organization in meltdown and whose own performance in his most recent u. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to go there. Get an answer for a summary of kofi annans reflections on intervention. International commission on intervention and state sovereignty. The justification for humanitarian intervention smu scholar. A life in war and peace kindle edition by annan, kofi, mousavizadeh, nader.
His name kofi literally means, a male child born on a friday. Publications by gareth evans gareth evans publications. Chairman of the kofi annan foundation and winner of the nobel peace prize in 2001. Discount prices on books by kofi annan, including titles like in his own words. Kofi atta annan 8 april 1938 18 august 2018 was a ghanaian diplomat. A man of peace in a world of war presents a unique portrait of this widely admired leader with his own view of events tempered and augmented by those of his allies and opponents, defenders and detractors.
He served as the seventh secretarygeneral of the united nations, from 1 january 1997 to 31 december 2006. Kofi annan was born into a family of traditional chiefs of the fante tribe in ghana, he rose to become secretarygeneral of the united nations, winning the nobel peace prize in 2001. The book presents a unique portrait of this widely admired leader, with annan s own. They were awarded the prize for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world. Annan and the united nations were the corecipients of the 2001 nobel peace prize. Kofi atta annan was born with his twin sister efua atta to victoria and henry reginald annan in kumasi, ghana in 1938. It puts into an awkward perspective the almost last words in the book, those of. Kofi annan biography, education and everything you must know. Over forty years of service to the united nations the last ten as secretarygeneral kofi annan has been at the centre of the major geopolitical events of our time. A summary of kofi annans reflections on intervention. Schooled in africa, europe, and the united states, annan ultimately joined the. This is a good, lucid book by a wise and compassionate man who, despite having spent much of his life in. Clinton kofi annan has been a powerful voice for the poor and a tireless advocate for peace.
List of books and articles about kofi annan online. The first secretarygeneral to be elected from the ranks of united nations staff, he began his first term on 1 january 1997. After forty years of service at the united nations, annanwho received the nobel peace prize in 2001shares his unique. Kofi annan was born in kumasi, gold coast now ghana on 8 april 1938. The ethics of armed humanitarian intervention edited by don e. The united nations as a security political actor the web site. Betts, richard k systems for peace or causes of war. Cambridge core institutional access books catalogue individuals. Peace and security would seem to constitute almost textbook examples of global. See richard falk, the legitimacy of legislative intervention by the united nations. Kofi annan says uk should allow freedom of movement after. While both of these efforts have provided additional stimulus for significant reform efforts, neither has captured the full scope of the challenges.
It is a mustread for anyone interested in diplomacy, international affairs, war and peace, and the daunting task of saving the world from the ravages of war. Kofi annan project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Kofi annan like its author, this book a must read for anyone interested in australian and international politics is lively, at times in your face, with no holds. Learn from kofi annan experts like stanley meisler and oxfam. Richard little represented this view well when he wrote that in the.
Kofi annans sixpoint plan for syria news al jazeera. Interventions is a powerful reminder that the united nations still mattersand must continue to matter if we want our new century to be more free, peaceful and prosperous than the last. Kofi annan running head kofi annan interventions kofi. He is famed for his calm and dignified manner ideal for his work as a global peacekeeper. This amounts to more than just the legacy of his predecessor, kofi annan. Assessing the report of the international commission on. See kofi annan, peacekeeping and national sovereignty, in hard choices. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Edvard hambro and anne patricia simons, 3rd ed columbia university press 1969. Kofi annan says uk should allow freedom of movement after brexit this article is more than 2 years old exun secretary general says it is a shame britain is.
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