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Kofi Annan of Ghana is the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations. The first Secretary-General to be elected from the ranks of United Nations staff, he began his first term on 1 January 1997. On 29 June 2001, acting on a recommendation by the Security Council, the General Assembly appointed him by acclamation to a second term of office, beginning on 1 January 2002 and ending on 31 December 2006.
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HRW urges Kenya to end impunity for human rights offenders
February 17, 2008
[JURIST] Human Rights Watch [advocacy website] on Sunday called on Kenya's political leaders to enact reforms that would hold both recent and past human rights violators accountable for their actions in order to ensure lasting stability in the country. HRW's statement [text] praised efforts by.... [more]
Kenya president, opposition reach tentative deal to write new constitution
February 14, 2008
[JURIST] Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki [official profile] and opposition candidate Raila Odinga [campaign profile] Thursday agreed to write a new constitution, an agreement that could put an end to the violence that erupted in the wake of January's disputed presidential election [JURIST report]. A.... [more]
Annan advocates truth commission for Kenya,urges UN to probe rights abuses
February 4, 2008
[JURIST] Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan [official profile] Monday called for Kenya [JURIST news archive] to establish a truth and reconciliation commission in hopes of soothing underlying social and ethnic pressures that erupted into violence in the wake of January's disputed presidential.... [more]
Annan urges cooperation in ending rights abuses of migrant workers
December 18, 2006
[JURIST] UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has urged countries to sign and ratify the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families [text] in order "to provide all migrants with the rights and protection the....... [more]
UN General Assembly approves landmark disability rights treaty
December 13, 2006
[JURIST] The UN General Assembly Wednesday adopted by acclamation a new international treaty on the rights of persons with disabilities [official website; BBC summary] hailed [press statement] by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan as "the first human rights....... [more]
Annan urges US to uphold rule of law principles in farewell speech
December 11, 2006
[JURIST] Outgoing UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan [official profile] on Monday urged the US not to abandon "its own ideals and objectives" in the war against terrorism, stressing that "human rights and the rule of law are vital to global security and pros....... [more]
Annan urges greater efforts to protect human rights worldwide
December 10, 2006
[JURIST] Outgoing UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan [official website] has called for greater efforts to protect human rights worldwide in a speech [text; recorded video] marking International Human Rights Day [official website]. Annan on Friday acknowledg....... [more]
Annan submits Hariri tribunal proposal to Security Council
November 16, 2006
[JURIST] UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan [official profile] has submitted to the UN Security Council [official website] a proposal [JURIST report] on establishing an international tribunal to try suspects in the February 2005 assassination of former Leban....... [more]
UN General Assembly appoints Ban Ki-Moon as next secretary-general
October 13, 2006
[JURIST] The United Nations General Assembly [official website] appointed South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon [official profile] as the next UN secretary-general [official website] on Friday. Ban, a career diplomat, is set to succeed Kofi Annan [off....... [more]
Security Council nominates South Korean as new UN chief
October 9, 2006
[JURIST] The UN Security Council [official website] Monday nominated Ban Ki-Moon [official profile], the current South Korean Foreign Minister, to succeed UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan [official profile] when Annan's term ends in January. Ban won the....... [more]
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