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Recently, President Bill Clinton, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, former First Lady Barbara Bush, and Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. have addressed audiences in the Forum—and faced the mandatory question-and-answer sessions that are a staple of Forum events...
...Bush Administration, which had defied the United Nations by going to war with Iraq, last week appeared to reverse course, seeking U.N. help in the postwar reconstruction. In a wide-ranging conversation with TIME's James Carney, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan discussed that effort, the role he sees for the embattled world body and his own plans...
DIED. SERGIO VIEIRA DE MELLO, 55, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and Secretary-General Kofi Annan's envoy to Iraq, in last week's bombing of U.N. headquarters in Baghdad. In a career that spanned more than three decades, Vieira de Mello dedicated his keen intellect and considerable charm to rebuilding war-torn states, from Bangladesh to Mozambique. The Brazilian diplomat won accolades for helping restore a measure of civilian order to Kosovo in 1999. His greatest acclaim resulted from his work from 1999 to 2002, when he oversaw the transformation of East Timor into an independent democracy after...
...that struck U.N. headquarters, killing 23 and injuring 100; in Baghdad. After a 34-year diplomatic career, the Brazilian diplomat was seen as a possible candidate for the U.N.'s top job. "I can think of no one we could less afford to spare," eulogized U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan. De Mello survived the initial blast and was heard calling from the building's debris, but died before rescuers were able to reach...
...feels like a nightmare from which we are still hoping to wake. If only it were." KOFI ANNAN, Secretary General of the U.N., reacting to the bombing of its Iraqi headquarters that left at least 23 people dead and injured more than...