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Fitzgerald: Omar Bin Laden would like a job at the U.N. -- why not make him Secretary-General?

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:56:20 GMT

The Director of Communications at the U.N. and Kofi Annan's Chief Speechwriter (and also his "Senior Adviser") is one Edward Mortimer, formerly with the Euro-Arab Dialogue branch of the E.U. , and before that, a journalist with a variety of English...
Source: Jihad Watch

John Bolton Was Right After All

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:30:47 GMT

(CBS) Richard Grenell served as the spokesman for the last four U.S. Ambassadors to the United Nations: Zalmay Khalilzad, John Bolton, John Danforth and John Negroponte.
Source: CBS News

Jefferson Sackey on Kofi Annan's achievements

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:39:47 GMT

Does Linus Torvalds deserve a Nobel Peace Prize for Linux?

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:17:39 GMT

When you think of world peace, besides the obvious response by Miss Universe contestants, worthy Laureates come to mind such as Kofi Annan, Medecins Sans Frontieres, Desmond Tutu, Mother Teresa and Martin Luther King Jr. Some sectors of the...
Source: iTWire

Boteach: Jews need to share message

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:16:03 GMT

NEW YORK - "This has been an Annus Horribilis for the Jewish people," the president of Yeshiva University, Richard Joel, remarked last week, conjuring the Latin phrase used to describe a year filled with absolute misery.
Source: Jerusalem Post

The Age of Global Mobility Has Come Crashing to a Halt

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:20:20 GMT

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/20/09 -- Kofi Annan when he was the leader of the United Nations predicted the world was entering the second phase of the Globalisation and called it the "Age of International Mobility".
Source: Street Insider

Pandor disappointed by lack of women at education summit

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:06:28 GMT

'African culture was totally ignored' Pandor, a keynote speaker at the event, expressed disappointment that only prominent male leaders, like former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan, former UK prime minister Tony Blair and Senegalese President Abdoulaye...
Source: Times Live South Africa

Nepad And Agra Promise a Food Secure Africa

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:46:01 GMT

Kampala — Two development organisations in Africa have come up with a new partnership to promote smallholder farmers, increase food production and achieve food security in Africa.
Source: AllAfrica.com

AGRA, NEPAD Agree To Partnership To Expand Food Security In Africa

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:07:11 GMT

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has entered into an "historic" partnership with the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) "to work towards increasing food production and food security in Africa," PEACE FM Online reports (...
Source: Medical News Today

Quoted in 'Africa: Mandela Leads Global Elders Coalition to Halt Climate Change'

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:13:21 GMT

Kofi Annan said in AllAfrica.com:

Climate change is not an abstract or future threat. It is happening now, with damaging consequences. Failure to take meaningful action in Copenhagen will not only fail those who are suffering today, but will also jeopardise the wellbeing of our planet and future generations.

Quoted in 'Virgin territory'

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:51:04 GMT

said in The National Newspaper:

The idea of The Elders is to go into conflict regions and try to use their moral authority to bring conflicts to an end. They are a wonderful group of people. Last year Kofi Annan and Archbishop Tutu were able to go into Kenya and knock heads together and helped to set up a coalition government.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:03:54 GMT

Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan (C) meets Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki (R) and Prime Minister Raila Odinga (L) in the capital Nairobi, October 7, 2009.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:00:50 GMT

Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan (C) talks to Kenya's President Mwai Kibaki (R) and Prime Minister Raila Odinga (L) in the capital Nairobi, October 7, 2009.