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...have been demanding investigations and interventions in Sudan,” he said “We’re very upset that Kofi Annan has not used his political leadership to move member states of the United Nations...
...have been to Sudan. I have heard stories of women who have been brutally raped,” she said, standing on a makeshift stage. “We are here to say no more...tonight we say to Kofi Annan, ‘The buck stops with you, Kofi. No more rape. No more pillage. No more genocide...
This afternoon, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan will address the Harvard community as part of the annual meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association. Moments after receiving an honorary degree from the University, Annan will step up to a podium that affords him international attention—a stage from which General George C. Marshall famously announced his plan for the reconstruction of Europe 57 years ago; a stage to which hundreds of Harvard alumni, leaders in society, industry and arts will be turned; a stage on which Annan will be silent...
However, with nearly 600 people dying per day, the person with the greatest opportunity to end the suffering is Kofi Annan. Today, Annan could unveil plans to increase aid to the Darfur region; to internationalize rail lines to Darfur’s main city and prevent the blockade of humanitarian relief by Janjaweed fighters, as Prof. Eric Reeves of Smith College has proposed; to use U.N. expertise to double or triple the anemically small monitoring team responsible for reporting on “human rights violations” in a region the size of France, as Kennedy School of Government...
...Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan will deliver the keynote address. Annan has presided over the U.N. since 1997 and won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 for his work in strengthening the role of the U.N. as an international peacekeeping force. Today, he is considered one of the world’s most influential diplomats and leaders in the fight against the AIDS epidemic in Africa...