2008 Annual Freedom Award

 

 Last night the International Rescue Committee presented our 2008 Freedom Award to Kofi A. Annan, president of the Global Humanitarian Forum and former Secretary-General of the United Nations, to honor his contributions to the cause of refugees and human freedom.   Here are photos from the award dinner in New York (more information to come).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acheiving the UN MILLENNIUM DEVELPOMENT GOALS IN WATER, ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND SANITATION FIELDS

United Nations - Economic and Social Development

Secretary General Kofi Annan’s farewell speech to UN staff.

 

An hour with Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations. He looks back at his tenure at the UN and the future of the organization. He also discusses UN reforms, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and other global issues. Credits: Host:Charlie Rose, Guest:Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan (center) with Salaymatu Bah and her sons.

IPS Honours Annan’s Four Decades of Service

 World Economic Forum on Africa 2007

 Visit http://www.weforum.org/africa  for further informations .This Conference hold on 13.06.2007 Kofi Annan speaks at the World Economic Forum on Africa 2007 on the impact of climate change on African agriculture.

 

 

Former Secretary General of the UN, Kofi Annan, speaks at the “Running out of Time” conference for local authorities in Rome, discussing the Millennium Development Goals.

56 MINUTES OF U.N CONFERENCE IN ROMA

( In French,Italian, English…)

President of Ivory Coast