New York, USA, 18 October 2017 – His Highness the Aga Khan speaking on pluralism and accepting the Champion for Global Change Award at the 2017 United Nations Global Leadership Dinner. Source: Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) Published on 27 Oct 2017 ***** Earlier Post: His Highness the Aga Khan honoured as a Champion for…
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Speech Delivered by His Highness the Aga Khan at 2017 United Nations Global Leadership Dinner
His Highness the Aga Khan speaking at the 2017 United Nations Global Leadership Dinner.-Diane Bondareff / UN Foundation United Nations Foundation Award Bismillah-ir-Rahaman-ir-Rahim President of the General Assembly Miroslav Lajčák, Secretary-General António Guterres, Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, Former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, The many Permanent Representatives in attendance, Ladies and Gentlemen Thank you so much Kofi…
His Highness the Aga Khan receives Champion for Global Change Award — AKDN org
Underscores importance of partnerships between government, private enterprise, and civil society for effective progress Honourees and Special Guests at the 2017 United Nations Global Leadership Dinner – from left to right: Daniel Craig, Agnès Marcaillou, Kathy Calvin, His Highness the Aga Khan, Ellie Goulding, Grant F. Reid. | Akbar Hakim / Mairaj Manji Kofi Annan,…
Annan hopes for UN resolution on dignified return for Rohingya to their homes — International Islamic News Agency (IINA)
New York (IINA) – Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, head of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine state, expressed the hope that the Security Council will be able to pass a resolution on the dignified and voluntary return for the Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to their villages and towns in Myanmar. Kofi Annan, chair of…
Head to Head – Did the US occupation create ISIL?|Mehdi Hasan challenges Paul Bremer, who was appointed by President George W Bush in Irak
Al Jazeera English Published on 4 Dec 2015 In this Head to Head special from Washington DC, Mehdi Hasan challenges Paul Bremer, who was appointed by President George W Bush to run the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority in the wake of the Iraq war, on whether his policies led to the rise of ISIL. As…
Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Letter to Kofi Annan: “The World’s Drug Problem Must Remain a Matter of Permanent Concern”
Originally posted on Simerg – Insights from Around the World:
LETTER FROM PUBLISHER Image of letter of His Highness the Aga Khan to Kofi Annan. Please see download links below. “…For all clear thinking individuals, wherever they may be, the world’s drug problem must remain a matter of permanent concern. With the density of the…
Building a Lasting Peace: Where Are the Women? | Conversations Archive by The Carter Center
On Nov. 5, 2014, in partnership with The Elders, The Carter Center produced a live webcast of the Conversations event “Building a Lasting Peace: Where are the Women?” This archive version of the webcast opens with a three-minute video about The Elders’ work around the world, followed by an introduction from Carter Center CEO, Ambassador…
Books: We the Peoples A UN for the Twenty-First Century Kofi A. Annan
Product Description During his momentous time as Secretary-General of the UN, Kofi Annan played a decisive role in launching the Millennium Development Goals, establishing the International Criminal Court, and articulating the Responsibility to Protect as a guiding principle for international action. In 2001 – just after 9/11 – he and the UN jointly received…
Annual Pluralism Lecture at Global Centre for Pluralism, Canada on May 29, 2014 by António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
António Guterres United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Forced Displacement and the Promise of Pluralism Join us on May 29 at 6:30 EST for the live stream presentation via the Globe and Mail As of January 2013, the total population of concern to the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) numbered over 35…
The world descends on Johannesburg — One Young World com news story on the Summit in which 1,250 young leaders from 190 countries are meeting
Today Johannesburg will welcome 1,250 young leaders from 190 countries as the One Young World Summit 2013 kicks off with its Opening Ceremony at the FNB Stadium. The representatives of the world’s youth are being joined by a host of One Young World Counsellors: global figures who are committed to promoting youth issues. Counsellors attending…
Building Schools, Bonds in Ghana — The blog of the Colin L. Powell Center org
Schoolchildren in Ghana. by Nkemakonam Ejoh This time last year, I was in the midst of preparing for a trip that would end up shifting my academic trajectory. We—myself and ten other students—were accompanying Dr. Jean Krasno, director of the masters-level International Relations program, as she presented the Kofi Annan Papers to key Ghanaian institutions….
ITU INTERVIEW: Kofi Annan, Founder and Chairman, Kofi Annan Foundation on how technology might help empower the world’s youth.
Interview with former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Founder and Chairman, Kofi Annan Foundation. ITU catches up with former UN SG Kofi Annan just ahead of the launch of the Kofi Annan Dialogues online debate series, to ask what he makes of ICT development since the 2005 World Summit on the Information Society in Tunisia, and…
Kofi Annan and the pluralists — By Lloyd Mackey on Canadian Christianity com
Kofi Annan, best known for his 1997-2006 stint as secretary-general of the United Nations, was in Ottawa last Thursday, May 23, to talk about pluralism. I was interested in hearing him because Canadian Brian Stiller, global ambassador for the World Evangelical Alliance, (headed by another Canadian, Geoff Tunnicliffe) speaks well of the concept of pluralism….
Videos of Kofi Annan’s Lecture and Discussion on Diversity and Peace in the 21st Century — Simerg com and all links
25 May 2013 Kofi Annan on jacket of his new book which tells the story of his remarkable time at the center of the world stage. FOR COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE AND VIDEOS PLEASE CLICK: The Global Centre for Pluralism INTRODUCTION: By clicking on the above image or hyperlink you will have an opportunity to see numerous…
Remarks by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Global Centre for Pluralism while introducing Kofi Annan, who delivered the Pluralism Lecture
Remarks by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Global Centre for Pluralism while introducing Kofi Annan, who delivered the Pluralism Lecture 24 May 2013 Please also see: H.E. Kofi Annan’s Lecture Your Excellency the Governor General Mrs Johnston Ministers Excellencies Distinguished Guests Ladies and Gentlemen: I am delighted to welcome all of you to…
Kofi Annan on Pluralism: A Key Challenge of the 21st Century — Text and video of the lecture on Pluralism Canada
On May 23, 2013, former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan delivered the Global Centre for Pluralism’s second annual Pluralism Lecture. Addressing a crowd of 250 people and an online audience of nearly 400, Mr. Annan reflected on his recent experiences in Kenya and Syria as part of the challenge of…
Kofi Annan warns that increasing sectarian conflict in Syria risks entrenching crisis and sparking regional spillover — Canada News Wire (CNW)
Former UN Secretary-General highlights critical challenge of managing pluralism in a globalised world OTTAWA, May 23, 2013 /CNW/ – Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan will today warn that the crisis in Syria risks becoming more entrenched, and may potentially explode beyond the country’s borders, as a result of its increasingly sectarian nature. Delivering the annual…
Watch a Recent Interview of Kofi Annan and Join a Live Webcast of His Lecture at the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat — Simerg com
Kofi Annan to be interviewed by John Stackhouse of the Globe and Mail Kofi Annan Join the Globe and Mail on Thursday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m. for a live webcast of the Global Centre for Pluralism’s Annual Lecture delivered by Kofi Annan. The former Secretary-General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Prize winner…
Kofi Annan Talk Spotlights Global Affairs and Leadership — by Colin Powell Center
By Maura Christopher, Director of Publications, Colin Powell Center With the fate of Syria dominating headlines, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on Friday for a political solution to the conflict. “Military intervention will only make things worse.” said Annan, who served during 2012 as Joint Special Envoy to Syria for the United Nations and…
In the News: Kofi Annan’s Dire Warning on Syria – Kofi Annan Foundation org
Last night, I interviewed Kofi Annan live onstage at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on the Southbank. The place was packed – some six hundred people were present. I was ostensibly talking to the former UN Secretary General about his aptly titled book, ‘Interventions’. Annan arrived on deck in the senior echelons of the UN as…
