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Kofi Annan (1938-2018)

<h3>On 3-4 June 2019, Chatham House and UNA-UK&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/our-shared-humanity-legacy-kofi-anna… series of&nbsp;events</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;celebrate Kofi Annan's life and explore&nbsp;his legacy for the future of global governance.</h3>

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<p><a href="https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/our-shared-humanity-legacy-kofi-anna… House</strong></a> hosted a conference from 3-4 June, bringing together&nbsp;key figures involved in Annan’s initiatives including actors currently engaged in conflict prevention, humanitarian action, human rights and development to identify lessons and generate forward-looking recommendations.</p>

<p><em>Participants include:</em></p>

<p><strong>Zeinab Badawi</strong>, Presenter, BBC Global Questions and HardTalk<br />
<a href="https://theelders.org/profile/lakhdar-brahimi"><strong>Lakhdar Brahimi</strong></a>, The Elders; Chair, Panel on United Nations Peace Operations (2000)<br />
<strong>Raila Odinga</strong>, High Representative for Infrastructure Development, African Union; Prime Minister of Kenya (2008—13)<br />
<strong>Patrick Gaspard</strong>, President, Open Society Foundations<br />
<strong>Michèle Griffin</strong>, Senior Policy Advisor to the UN Secretary-General<br />
<strong>Ian Martin</strong>, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General in East Timor (1999), Nepal (2007-9) and Libya (2011-2)<br />
<strong>Strive Masiyiwa</strong>, Chair of the Board, AGRA; CEO, Econet Wireless<br />
<strong>Amina Mohammed</strong>, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations<br />
<strong>Kumi Naidoo</strong>, Secretary-General, Amnesty International<br />
<strong>Danny Sriskandarajah</strong>, Chief Executive, Oxfam<br />
<strong>Mark Suzman</strong>, Chief Strategy Officer and President of Global Policy and Advocacy, Gates Foundation</p>

<p><strong><a href="https://www.chathamhouse.org/event/our-shared-humanity-legacy-kofi-anna… the full conference here.</a></strong></p>

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<p><strong><a href="https://www.una.org.uk/kofi-annan-event">UNA-UK</a></strong&gt;, on the evening of 3 June, hosted&nbsp;<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kofi-annan-his-life-and-legacy-tickets-5… evening to celebrate the life and legacy of Kofi Annan</a>.</p>

<p><em>Speakers include:</em></p>

<p><strong>Amina J. Mohammed</strong>, UN Deputy Secretary-General<br />
<a href="https://theelders.org/profile/mary-robinson"><strong>Mary Robinson</strong></a>, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights<br />
<strong>Lord Mark Malloch Brown</strong>, former UN Deputy Secretary-General<br />
<strong>Sherrie Westin</strong>, President of Global Impact and Philanthropy at Sesame Street in conversation with Kami, the HIV-positive Muppet from Takalani Sesame in South Africa<br />
Music by <strong>Citizens of the World Choir</strong></p>

<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwNSUd9aU0Ln67hnyj4HSa_f6gjj4K5t… the full event here.</strong></a></p>

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