Kofi Annan, who died Saturday at the age of 80, led the United Nations through the divisive years of the Iraq war and the trauma of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
'Guiding force for good': World mourns loss of Kofi Annan
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2018
There was an outpouring of condolences from leaders around the world on Saturday after the death of former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan.
Annan's ’s condolences go to security guards who lost life in terrorist attacks in Rakhine
SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2017
Kofi Annan, who chaired Rakhine State Advisory Commission, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, issued a statement on August 25, saying that he expressed condolences to security guards who had lost their life in the terrorist attacks happening in the northern Rakhine State.
Former UN chief 'deeply concerned' over Myanmar violence
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2016
YANGON - Former UN chief Kofi Annan has expressed "deep concern" over violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state where the military killed dozens of people over the weekend, sending hundreds of Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh.
Kofi Annan meets Myanmar president & military chief
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2016
NAY PYI TAW - The Myanmar President's Office said Htin Kyaw told Annan that the issue of Rakhine State was one of Myanmar's most important challenges, while expressing confidence in the Ghanaian diplomat's leadership.
Myanmar Buddhists boo ex-UN chief on peace mission
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 06, 2016
SITTWE, Myanmar - Hundreds of Buddhist hardliners booed former UN chief Kofi Annan as he arrived in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state Tuesday to probe religious conflict that has displaced tens of thousands of Muslim Rohingya.