{"id":8509,"date":"2018-08-18T20:16:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-18T19:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=8509"},"modified":"2018-08-18T20:16:31","modified_gmt":"2018-08-18T19:16:31","slug":"kofi-annan-former-un-chief-dies-at-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/kofi-annan-former-un-chief-dies-at-80\/","title":{"rendered":"Kofi Annan, former UN chief, dies at 80"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8510\" src=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Anan.jpg\" alt=\"Anan\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" \/>Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general who won the Nobel Peace Prize for humanitarian work, has died aged 80, his aides say.<br \/>\nHe \u201cpassed away peacefully on Saturday after a short illness\u201d, the foundation named after him said on Saturday.<br \/>\nAnnan was the first black African to take up the role of the world\u2019s top diplomat, serving from 1997 to 2006.<br \/>\nHe later served as the UN special envoy for Syria, leading efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.<br \/>\nIn a statement announcing his death, the Kofi Annan Foundation described him as a \u201cglobal statesman and deeply committed internationalist who fought throughout his life for a fairer and more peaceful world\u201d.<br \/>\n\u201cWherever there was suffering or need, he reached out and touched many people with his deep compassion and empathy. He selflessly placed others first, radiating genuine kindness, warmth and brilliance in all he did.\u201d<br \/>\nThe diplomat, who was originally from Ghana, died in the Swiss city of Geneva, where he had been living for several years.<br \/>\nHe was awarded the Nobel Peace Price in 2001 for helping to revitalise the international body.<br \/>\nHis tenure as UN secretary-general coincided with the Iraq War and the HIV\/Aids pandemic.<br \/>\nKofi Annan described his greatest achievement as the Millennium Development Goals which \u2013 for the first time \u2013 set global targets on issues such as poverty and child mortality. <em>-BBC<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/kofi-annan-former-un-chief-dies-at-80\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general who won the Nobel Peace Prize for humanitarian work, has died aged 80, his aides say. 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