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Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:36 PM

Kofi Annan

Type: Person

Name: Kofi Annan

Title: General Secretary

Organization: United Nations

Date of Birth: 08/04/1938

Place of Birth: Kumasi, Ghana

Nationality: Ghana

Fact Sheet: Biography for Kofi Annan

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

Benjamin William Mkapa

PM receives former Ghanaian President Kufor

Prime Minister Raila Odinga Thursday termed the launch of the draft constitution a land mark in the grand coalition government's reform agenda.The PM expressed hope that Kenyans will study the document keenly and make their judgment without being influenced ... [Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Raila Odinga, Joachim Chissano, Kenya, Benjamin William Mkapa, Kenneth Kaunda

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Thorbjørn Jagland

Secretary General appoints Gérard Stoudmann of Switzerland Special Representative for organisational development and reform

[20/11/2009] Responding to repeated calls by the Committe of Ministers for internal reform of the organisation, Thorbjørn Jagland has named the former OSCE Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions (ODIHR) to be his Special Representative for ... [Council of Europe - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Switzerland, Thorbjørn Jagland, Kofi Annan, Organization for Security and Co-operation in E...

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 2 Documents (in Politics)

Raila Odinga

Kenya unveils new draft constitution

AFP.NAIROBI. Kenya yesterday unveiled a new draft constitution proposing that the president be the head of state and creating a post of prime minister who will be the head of government.The east African country currently has a president who is both head ... [Zimbabwe Herald - 11/18/2009]

Entities: Kenya, Raila Odinga, Mwai Kibaki

First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/15/2009 - 2 Documents (in Environment)

United Nations

News Analysis: Africa talks tough on climate change

By Martin Williams and Li JianminAfrican countries have taken a hard line at the United Nations Climate Change talks in Barcelona early this month, adding to fears that no binding deal will be reached at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ... [RBC Dain Rauscher - 11/15/2009]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Emission, Copenhagen, United Nations

First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 1 Documents

'Some African countries not viable'

Increases the bookmarktwitterfacebookdiggGoogleWindowsliveDeliciousbuzzfriendfeedLinkedindiigoredditstumbleuponAfrican states must integrate immediately or some will not survive, Mo Ibrahim, who funds the world's biggest prize in support of leadership ... [People's Daily Online - 11/16/2009]

Entities: Mo Ibrahim, Angélique Kidjo, Festus Mogae, Joaquim Chissano, John Agyekum Kufuor

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents

Jakaya Kikwete

Some African countries 'not viable' Mo Ibrahim says

One month after the £3million African leadership award in his name failed to name a winner due to lack of suitable recipients, the British-Sudanese mobile phone billionaire said bad leadership, and the fragmentation of the continent into small and economically ... [Telegraph - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Mo Ibrahim, Festus Mogae, Jakaya Kikwete

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Restoring Peace in Kenya

In late December 2007, the usually peaceful nation of Kenya erupted in violence after a disputed presidential election.You must have the flash player in order to watch this video.Residents in certain parts of the country began raising arms against their ... [Catholic Relief Services - 11/18/2009]

Entities: Kenya, Catholic Relief Services, Church's, Kofi Annan

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 13 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Prosecutor arrives in Kenya on trail of war crimes

Luis Moreno-Ocampo, left, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, centre, and President Mwai Kibaki, rightSome of Kenya's most powerful figures could find themselves in the dock at The Hague charged with crimes against humanity after the prosecutor of the ... [The Independent - 11/06/2009]

Entities: Kenya, International Chamber of Commerce, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Raila Odinga, Mwai Kibaki

First Reported 11/11/2009 - Updated 11/11/2009 - 3 Documents

Harawira's email draws record complaints

Hone Harawira's expletive-laden and racially abusive email has generated a record number of complaints to the Race Relations Commissioner.Commissioner Joris de Bres said 365 complaints were recorded in the last five days, compared with 407 for all of ... [New Zealand Herald - 11/11/2009]

Entities: Hone Harawira, Paul Holmes, Kofi Annan

First Reported 10/26/2009 - Updated 10/27/2009 - 5 Documents

US warns 15 Kenyans of travel bans over reforms

THE US has banned a senior Kenyan government official from visiting the country and may slap similar travel bans on three more people, US Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson said yesterday. Carson sent letters to 15 prominent Kenyans last month, ... [Business Day - 10/27/2009]

Entities: Government of Kenya, Kenya, Johnnie Carson (diplomat), Corruption

First Reported 10/28/2009 - Updated 10/29/2009 - 2 Documents (in Environment)

Annan upbeat about Copenhagen summit

Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan said the climate change conference in Copenhagen, with or without a groundbreaking deal, will be a success despite media reports that an agreement is unlikely.Annan, UN officials, dignitaries and celebrities ... [CHINAdaily - 10/29/2009]

Entities: Copenhagen, Kofi Annan, China

First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 2 Documents (in Environment)

Tackling Climate Change [editorial]

THE recent call by former Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Kofi Annan, for global cooperation to avert the catastrophic consequences of climate change ought to be heeded by Nigeria as the country falls within the category of vulnerable and ... [Individual.com - 11/06/2009]

Entities: Global Warming/Climate Change, Kofi Annan, United Nations

Quotes

...'The hour of reckoning had to come at some point,' said Ken Ouko, a sociologist at the University of Nairobi. "that now sort of nullifies the political merry-go-round we have been hearing." During a visit to Kenya in October crisis mediator Kofi Annan warned that unless the masterminds of the killings were brought to book, there was a serious...

ICC prosecutor to request Kenya investigation [Reuters India - 11/05/2009]

...The Guardian of London does not even hint at one. Its obituary closed with a tribute from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan saying, "both the middle east and the united states will be the poorer without his distinctive voice."

Obama Pal Edward Said Another Fraud [Campus Watch - 11/04/2009]

US President Barack Obama has said about climate change, 'the science is beyond dispute and the facts are clear' and "delay is no longer an option" . Kofi Annan, the former UN Secretary General, said while climate change will affect us all, those in the greatest danger live in the poorest countries...

Uganda: Climate Change is a Real Threat [AllAfrica.com - 10/26/2009]

...legal reforms agreed on in a power-sharing deal between President Mwai Kibaki and former opposition chief Raila Odinga - now the Prime Minister. "i am urging government to strengthen measures of witness protection to avoid repercussions on those giving evidence" said Annan. Annan also called on Kenya to speed up reforms promised after post-election violence in early 2008, notes a BBC News report...

Annan wants violence suspects to be tried [Legalbrief - 10/12/2009]

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The urban poor are going hungry [Globe and Mail - 11/20/2009]
Working for "a world for children free of ... [SINA - 11/20/2009]
PM receives former Ghanaian President Kufor [Kenya Broadcasting Corporation - 11/19/2009]
Iran's Man In Manhattan [Forbes.com - 11/19/2009]
Minority report [Asian Age - 11/19/2009]
Faits saillants du Sommet mondial sur la sé... [IISD - 11/18/2009]
World Summit on Food Security Highlights for Tu... [IISD - 11/18/2009]
Restoring Peace in Kenya [Catholic Relief Services - 11/18/2009]
Nepad and Agra promise a food secure Africa [The Monitor - 11/18/2009]
Kenya unveils new draft constitution [Zimbabwe Herald - 11/18/2009]
Both Cyprus And The E.U. [Turkish Press - 11/17/2009]
Kenya unveils new draft constitution after unrest [Yahoo! Canada - 11/17/2009]
Some African countries 'not viable' Mo Ibrahim ... [Telegraph - 11/17/2009]
Nigeria, Brazil 'to work closely' on UN Securit... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/17/2009]
'Some African countries not viable' [People's Daily Online - 11/16/2009]
Africa, step up integration - Mo Ibrahim [Daily News TSN - 11/15/2009]
Mo Ibrahim urges fast integration of African co... [The Monitor - 11/15/2009]
Joris de Bres: Stick not needed to enforce goo... [New Zealand Herald - 11/15/2009]
News Analysis: Africa talks tough on climate ch... [RBC Dain Rauscher - 11/15/2009]
Africa talks tough on climate change [Xinhua News Agency - 11/14/2009]
NDIRANGU: A leadership that has deferred the Ke... [Daily Nation - 11/14/2009]
Historic Partnership to Increase Food Productio... [Business Times Online Tanzania - 11/14/2009]
New Africa Partnership To Boost Agriculture [Turkish Weekly - 11/13/2009]
Africa at war with itself [Financial Gazette - 11/13/2009]
TIMELINE - Kenya damaged after delayed reforms [InSing.com - 11/13/2009]
Mr Netanyahu, tear down this wall [ONE News - 11/13/2009]
Chairman Mo's little red website [Financial Post - 11/13/2009]
Stage set for education summit in Doha [Teaching Times - 11/13/2009]
Kenyan MPs delay special tribunal on post-elect... [Nigeria Guardian - 11/12/2009]

Blogs

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Greg Craig Stepping Down As White House Counsel [Daily Intel - 11/13/2009] White House Counsel Gregory Craig, who once lawyered for clients like Ted Kennedy, Bill Clinton (during the impeachment), John Hinckley, Jr., Kofi Annan, and ...
Cribb on the future of food [Larvatus Prodeo - 11/10/2009] In this post I reminded people of Gwynne Dyer’s warning that: “…the first and most important impact on human civilisation will be an acute and permanent crisis ...
Sandip Roy: Power Sharing - the Fix-it-All from... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 10/30/2009] It's good to know they have brokered a power-sharing deal in Honduras. Manuel Zelaya is happy. Roberto Micheletti said he had made a "significant concession." Most ...
Blair's European bid: Don't mention the war [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 10/27/2009] It's a no-brainer. Tony Blair is the obvious candidate to be the EU's first full-time president. He has the stature to play a leading role on the world's stage. ...
Nuclear Fallout -- By: Mark Steyn [The Corner on National Review Online - 10/24/2009] Strange developments at the Iranian nuke talks: A British nuclear expert has fallen to his death from the 17th floor of the United Nations offices in Vienna. The ...

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