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Former UN chief, Kofi Annan, dies at 80 The Nobel Peace Prize laureate died this morning after a short illness Former UN chief and Nobel peace laureate Kofi Annan died Saturday at the age of 80, prompting a slew of tributes and condolences from around the world for the "diplomatic rock star". The Ghanaian national, who lived in Switzerland, was a career diplomat who projected quiet charisma and was widely credited for raising the world body’s profile in global politics during his two terms as UN chief from 1997 to 2006. The first secretary general from sub-Saharan Africa, Annan led the UN through the divisive years of the Iraq war and was later accused of corruption in the oil-for-food scandal, one of the most trying times of his tenure. "It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness," the foundation said in a statement. Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has died in Switzerland after a short illness. Annan was 80 years old. Subscribe to TimesLIVE here: https://www.youtube.com/user/TimesLive "His wife Nane and their children Ama, Kojo and Nina were by his side during his last days." Annan, who lived in Vaud Canton, not far from the UN European headquarters in Geneva, died in hospital in the German-speaking part of the country, Swiss news agency ATS reported. The tributes began pouring in immediately. Current UN chief Antonio Guterres described his predecessor as "a guiding force for good". "In many ways, Kofi Annan was the United Nations," he said. "He rose through the ranks to lead the organisation into the new millennium with matchless dignity and determination." UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said Annan was "a friend to thousands and a leader of millions". "Kofi was humanity’s best example, the epitome, of human decency and grace," he said. The United Nations said it would fly flags at half mast at all of its locations around the world through Tuesday. Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo announced a week of mourning for "one of our greatest compatriots". In 2001, as the world was reeling from the September 11 attacks in the United States, Annan was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with the world body "for their work for a better organised and more peaceful world". It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness... pic.twitter.com/NDOy2NmAAs— Kofi Annan Foundation (@KofiAnnanFdn) August 18, 2018 Archbishop Desmond Tutu, another Nobel laureate, described Annan as "an outstanding human being who represented our continent and the world with enormous graciousness, integrity and distinction." Born in Kumasi, the capital city of Ghana’s Ashanti region, Annan devoted four decades of his working life to the UN and was the first chief to rise from within the organisation’s ranks. In 1993, he took over as peacekeeping chief — a position he held through two of the UN’s darkest chapters: the Rwandan genocide and the Bosnian war. His tenure as UN chief was tarnished by a 2005 investigation of Annan and his son over the oil-for-food scandal, seen by some as payback for his comments that the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq was "illegal". An inquiry cleared Annan of any serious wrongdoing, but found ethical and management lapses linked to his son Kojo’s ties with a Swiss firm that won lucrative contracts in the oil-for-food scheme. Annan later admitted that the scandal had sorely tested his mettle not only as secretary-general, but as a father. Despite the lows, he left the post as one of the most popular UN leaders ever, and was widely considered a "diplomatic rock star" in international diplomatic circles. After ending his second term as UN chief, he kept up his diplomatic work, taking high-profile mediation roles in Kenya and in Syria, and more recently leading an advisory commission in Myanmar on the crisis in Rakhine state. He enjoyed some success in ending post-election turmoil in Kenya in 2007, and on Saturday the two main players in that crisis, former president Mwai Kibaki and his opposition rival Raila Odinga celebrated his efforts. Odinga hailed "what became known as ‘the Annan Doctrine’ in which he made it clear that the need to respect sovereignty cannot be used as a shield by governments to brutalise their own citizens and that the international community has a right to intervene". President Cyril Ramaphosa described Annan as "a great leader and diplomat extraordinaire", Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed his "wisdom and courage", while German Chancellor Angela Merkel celebrated the "exceptional statesman in the service of the global community." British Prime Minister Theresa May said Annan was a reformer who contributed to immensly to world peace. AFP
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संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघका पूर्वमहासचिव कोफी अन्नानको निधन - शनिबार, २ भदौ, २०७५ काठमाडौं । संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघका पूर्वमहासचिव तथा नोबेल शान्ति पुरस्कार विजेता कोफी अन्नानको निधन भएको छ । ८० वर्षीय अन्नानको शनिबार निधन भएको हो । अन्नान केही समयदेखि सामान्य बिराम थिए । सामान्य बिरामकै क्रममा उनको शनिबार निधन भएको हो । कोफी अन्नान फाउन्डेसनले छोटो समयको बिरामपछि शनिबार अन्नान शान्तपूर्वक महाप्रस्थान गरेको जनाएको छ । अन्नान संयुक्त राष्ट्रसंघको नेतृत्व गर्ने पहिलो अफ्रिकन हुन् । उनले सन् १९९७ देखि २००६ सम्म सफलतापूर्वक महासचिवको नेतृत्व सम्हालेका थिए । सिरियाको शान्ति स्थापनाका लागि अन्नानले राष्ट्रसंघको विशेष दूतका रुपमा समेत काम गरेका थिए । अन्नान घानाका हुन् । तर उनको निधन स्विट्जरल्यान्डको जेनेभामा भएको छ, जहाँ उनी वर्षौंदेखि बस्दै आइरहेका थिए । विश्वमा शान्ति स्थापनार्थ भूमिका खेलेको भन्दै अन्नान सन् २००१ को नोवेल शान्ति पुरस्कारबाट पुरस्कृत भएका थिए ।