Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan
He was the seventh UN secretary general.
Mr Annan served two terms as UN chief from 1997 to 2006.
He was the first black African to become UN secretary-general.
He later served as the UN special envoy for Syria, leading efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001
He was the chairperson of The Elders, an independent group of global leaders working for peace and human rights.
The Elders was founded by Nelson Mandela.
In 1962, Kofi Annan started as an administrative officer with the World Health Organization in Geneva.
He also served in the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa, the UN Emergency Force in Ismailia, Egypt , the UN high commissioner for refugees in Geneva and in several other positions of UN.
He was also under-secretary general for peacekeeping and a special representative of the secretary general to the former Yugoslavia between 1995 and 1996.
He was the seventh UN secretary general.
Mr Annan served two terms as UN chief from 1997 to 2006.
He was the first black African to become UN secretary-general.
He later served as the UN special envoy for Syria, leading efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001
He was the chairperson of The Elders, an independent group of global leaders working for peace and human rights.
The Elders was founded by Nelson Mandela.
In 1962, Kofi Annan started as an administrative officer with the World Health Organization in Geneva.
He also served in the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa, the UN Emergency Force in Ismailia, Egypt , the UN high commissioner for refugees in Geneva and in several other positions of UN.
He was also under-secretary general for peacekeeping and a special representative of the secretary general to the former Yugoslavia between 1995 and 1996.
