Kofi Annan (Modern Peacemakers)
Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 2007-01-30
List price: $30.00
In December 2001, Kofi A. Annan and the United Nations organization received the Nobel Peace Prize; Annan, the secretary-general of the United Nations, was recognized for his work "for a better organized and more peaceful world." Kofi Annan focuses on this leader’s efforts to strengthen and revitalize the United Nations and bring it into the 21st century. In bestowing the Prize, the Nobel Committee said Mr. Annan "had been pre-eminent in bringing new life to the organization." According to the UN, the secretary-general is "equal parts diplomat and advocate, civil servant and CEO...a symb...