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Kofi Annan

Secretary-General of the United Nations, 1997–2006

Ghana · 1938–2018

Served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006, having joined the organisation in 1962 and previously headed UN peacekeeping operations. Shared the Nobel Peace Prize with the United Nations in 2001. Later founded the Kofi Annan Foundation and chaired The Elders.

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If you could have a gigantic billboard anywhere, what would it say and why?

In this new century, we must start from the understanding that peace belongs not only to states or peoples, but to each and every member of those communities. The sovereignty of States must no longer be used as a shield for gross violations of human rights. Peace must be made real and tangible in the daily existence of every individual in need. Peace must be sought, above all, because it is the condition for every member of the human family to live a life of dignity and security.

Recorded Oslo City Hall, The Nobel Foundation, 10 December 2001 source

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