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Kofi Annan’s long legacy as an arbiter for reform at the UN
Kofi Annan, the first black secretary-general of the United Nations and 2001 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, died Saturday at the age of 80. Annan served two terms as head of the U.N., where he established a reputation as a promoter…
Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan dies at age 80
Kofi Annan, a charismatic symbol of the United Nations who rose through its ranks to become the first black African secretary-general, has died. He was 80.
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Kofi Annan on 40 Years Trying to End War, Promote Peace at the United Nations
Kofi Annan on 40 Years Trying to End War, Promote Peace at the United Nations…
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Finding No Peace Solution to Syria Conflict, Kofi Annan Quits Post as U.N. Envoy
The U.N. Envoy for Peace in Syria, Kofi Annan, has resigned, citing unwillingness from both Syrian factions, and disunity and name-calling in the U.N. Security Council. Inigo Gilmore of Independent Television News reports.
In other news Monday, a roadside bomb in Afghanistan's Wardek province killed six U.S. troops. Also, former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said he has negotiated with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad an "approach" to end the violent conflict in that…
Washington and Moscow exchanged a war of words Wednesday over Syria and President Bashar al-Assad's escalating campaign to pound rebel cities into submission. Jeffrey Brown reports.
As dozens more died Monday in Syria amid heavy fighting, U.N. special envoy Kofi Annan said he was "gravely concerned," citing reports of continued shelling in Homs. Gwen Ifill discusses the prospects for civil war with Andrew Tabler of the…
Friday morning brought a new barrage of shelling in the Syrian city of Homs. Also, U.N. monitors saw evidence of multiple killings in a small town where activists reported a massacre. They said they found flesh, blood and piles of…
"Syria cannot be peaceful, stable or certainly democratic until [President] Assad goes," U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday, calling the latest near massacre "unconscionable." Ray Suarez and The Washington Post's Colum Lynch discuss the latest diplomatic maneuvering over…
