Time and again, when member states and the governments are faced with an insoluble problem, and they're under pressure to do something, that something usually ends up being referred to the U.N.
Description7th Secretary-General of the United Nations
AliasesKofi Atta Annan
BornApril 8, 1938
CountryGhana
ProfessionDiplomat; Economist; Politician
AwardsNobel Peace Prize; Kora Awards; Order Of The Star Of Romania; Order Of The Star Of Ghana; Decoration Of Honour For Services To The Republic Of Austria; Grand Merit Cross Of The Federal Republic Of Germany; Gottlieb Duttweiler Prize; Grand Cross Of The Order Of Isabella The Catholic; Knight Grand Cross Of The Order Of St Michael And St George; ; ; Confucius Peace Prize; Bruno Kreisky Award; Olof Palme Prize; Indira Gandhi Prize; Four Freedoms Award - Freedom Medal; Philadelphia Liberty Medal; Eleanor Roosevelt Award For Human Rights; Freedom Award; North–South Prize; Sakharov Prize; Profile In Courage Award
