UNITED NATIONSAnnan Denounced Iraqi Invasion as “Illegal” & Criticized Military Leaders Addressing UN
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, who is a creature of member states, rarely challenges or defies his creators. But Kofi Annan, who died last week at the age of 80, did both. Surprisingly, he lived to tell the tale– but paid an unfairly heavy price after being hounded by the United States.
Poverty-Stricken Communities in Ghana are Restoring Once-Barren Land
In the scorching Upper East Region of Ghana, the dry seasons are long and for kilometres around there is nothing but barren, dry earth. Here, in some areas, it is not uncommon for half the female population to migrate to the country’s south in search of work, often taking their young children with them.
An Appreciation – Kofi Annan: A Great Man of Peace & Multilateralism has Left Us
I woke up on Saturday morning with the heart-breaking news that our dear Kofi is no more. The peoples of the world are unequivocal in expressing their feelings of the love, respect and recognition that they have for his qualities of head and heart.
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