Smrt bivšeg generalnog sekretara UN i dobitnika Nobelove nagrade za mir potvrdila je i Fondacija „Anan“.
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
Anan, koji je bio poreklom iz Gane, preminuo je u bolnici u Bernu, u Švajcarskoj.
Learning with deep sadness of the passing of #KofiAnnan: international leader, wise mentor, valuable adviser, good friend, role model. We at UNHCR — and millions of others around the world — will miss him very much. pic.twitter.com/NUcpu6amOP
— Filippo Grandi (@RefugeesChief) August 18, 2018
Kofi Anan bio je na čelu UN od januara 1997. do decembra 2006, a Nobelovu nagradu za mir dobio je 2001. godine.
Kasnije je radio kao specijalni izaslanik UN za Siriju gde je ulagao napore za pronalaženje mirnog rešenja sukoba.
