Kofi Annan

WAGENINGEN (ANP) - Voormalig VN-baas Kofi Annan trok maandag volle zalen in Wageningen, waar hij het academische jaar van Wageningen Universiteit opende. In de schouwburg sprak Annan bijna achthonderd genodigden toe. Eerder debatteerde hij op de universiteit met driehonderd studenten.De Ghanees nam in 2001 samen met de Verenige Naties de Nobelprijs voor de vrede in ontvangst. De vorige secretaris-generaal van de VN is twee dagen in Nederland. Maandagochtend sprak hij kort met premier Jan... Read Full Story

Thank you, Senator for that wonderful introduction. It is a great honour to be introduced by such a distinguished legislator.   And thanks to you, Mr Devine, and all your staff, and to the wonderful UNA chapter of Kansas City, for all you have done to make this occasion possible.   What a pleasure, and a privilege, to be here in Missouri. It is almost a homecoming for me. Nearly half a century ago I was a student about 400 miles north of here, in Minnesota.   I arrived... Read Full Story

UN--Great Concerts! But Social Programs Need Work. I was going to write about the failures of the United Nations but a quick google convinced me that would be a career not a blog. Being an equitably minded sort, I decided to write about the successes of the UN. According to Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General, these are the successes of the UN. No. 1: The UN redistributed $100-billion in 2006. Kofi added from rich to poor countries but surely that is obvious. No. 2: The world... Read Full Story

Kofi Annan has used the strongest words that he dared to condemn The Organization of African Unity and it’s soft attitude to Robert Mugabe. He confirmed his opinion that the plight of the Zimbabwe nation is of Mr Mugabe’s making and that he should not be recognised as President because the election process was not free and fair. He said that the people of Zimbabwe had expressed their desire for change in the Parliamentary elections but had not been able to do so in the presidential election... Read Full Story

That’s code for " I want America to give the UN an ass load of money so we can line the pockets of more third world thugs."  All in the name of lie! The poor are already suffering. The poor are on the verge. We must have climate justice. We must have climate justice. As an international community, we must recognize that the polluter must pay. And not the poor and the vulnerable. Guess who the "polluter" is?  America!  The only country in the world who uses fossil fuels apparently.  We could... Read Full Story