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...early proceedings. The U.N. World Conference Against Racism drew 6,000 delegates from 130 countries to Durban, but the U.S. agreed to attend only after a declaration equating Zionism with racism was dropped. Issues of slavery and India's caste system also promised lively debate, but U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned that failure to agree on a plan of action would "give comfort to the worst elements of society...
...KOFI ANNAN IS A VERY SMART...
...longer practicing it; it was simply regrettable when we were doing it" reflects the arrogance of power - the West sets the agenda of what is admissible, simply because it can. So don't expect that after eight days of talking, the delegates are going to be holding hands while Kofi Annan leads them in 'Kumbaya...
Nane Annan watched last Friday with mixed emotions as the United Nations General Assembly unanimously elected her husband, Kofi Annan, to a second five-year term as Secretary-General. The Swedish-born lawyer turned artist has made no secret of her concern that the U.N.'s demanding top job has taken a toll on her husband but, she says, "in spite of the heavy responsibilities, he seems to be thriving, and I did support him in making himself available for a second term." Annan is painfully aware of the steep price that a life devoted to public service can command...
...Sweden and later as a legal officer with the UNHCR in Geneva, but in recent years has focused on art. "To start painting was not an easy choice," she says, "but it was a privilege to immerse myself in something that I loved." The depth of her feelings for Kofi - the marriage is a second one for both - is unmistakable. Last week, at the U.N.'s headquarters in New York, as the world watched a statesman basking in the acclaim of the international community, Nane Annan's thoughts were intensely personal. "I thought of that moment when we first...