Kofi Annan Archives - UN Dispatch

Kofi Annan could never really be satisfied with the world as it was. He was one of the world’s last great idealists

My first meaningful interaction with Kofi Annan was a press conference at the United Nations in September 2005. It was the 60th anniversary of the United Nations and world leaders had just signed onto the most ambitious set of reforms...

Can Kofi Annan Bring Peace to a Troubled Region?

The former Secretary General is taking on a new challenge: bringing peace and reconciliation to a desolate, troubled corner of South East Asia. Rakhine State in Myanmar is a conflict prone region in the western part of the country that...

Andrew Mack, courtesy of One Earth Future

Episode 60: Andrew Mack

Andrew Mack coined the term “asymmetric warfare.” Before that he was a diamond prospector in colonial Sierra Leone. And before that he lived in Antarctica. Needless to say, Andrew Mack packs a lot of wild stories into this episode. Andrew...

With Secretaries General at the Global Leadership Awards

Here's a picture you don't see everyday.

Kofi Annan Reflects on a Life of Diplomacy

In a wide ranging talk in Washington, DC the former Secretary General offered some insights and provocations from his career as a global diplomat.

Kofi Annan Never Really Had a Chance to Succeed

Kofi Annan has resigned from his post as joint UN/Arab League Special Envoy

Big Day for Syria Diplomacy

Today is a very important day for international diplomacy on the Syria crisis. Here's why.

Why the Stakes Are So High for Syria Mission

Today brings news, once again, that the monitoring mission in Syria is fraying. Over the weekend, several civillians were killed in mortar attacks against the city of Rastan. Rebels in city fought back and killed 23 soldiers.

Kofi Annan: UN Mission is Our Only Remaining Chance to Stabilize Syria

Kofi Annan briefed the press today on his efforts as the United Nations/Arab League special envoy for Syria. His main message was that the small, fitful observer mission is the last best hope to prevent a full scale civil war in Syria.

Kofi Annan could never really be satisfied with the world as it was. He was one of the world’s last great idealists

Can Kofi Annan Bring Peace to a Troubled Region?

Episode 60: Andrew Mack

With Secretaries General at the Global Leadership Awards

Kofi Annan Reflects on a Life of Diplomacy

Kofi Annan Never Really Had a Chance to Succeed

Big Day for Syria Diplomacy

Why the Stakes Are So High for Syria Mission

Kofi Annan: UN Mission is Our Only Remaining Chance to Stabilize Syria

UNAIDS and the Millennium Villages

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 5 – Bathing in Yakawlang

Embedded With Afghan Civil Society – Part 6 – The Legacy of War Crimes

The Obama Agenda at the United Nations