{"id":46600,"date":"2018-08-19T10:01:38","date_gmt":"2018-08-19T10:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=46600"},"modified":"2018-08-19T10:01:38","modified_gmt":"2018-08-19T10:01:38","slug":"former-un-chief-kofi-annan-dies-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=46600","title":{"rendered":"Former UN chief Kofi Annan dies (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"International desk: Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general who won the Nobel Peace Prize for humanitarian work, has died aged 80, international diplomats say.<\/p>\n

He “passed away peacefully on Saturday after a short illness”, the foundation named after him said on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Annan was the first black African to take up the role of the world's top diplomat, serving from 1997 to 2006.<\/p>\n

He later served as the UN special envoy for Syria, leading efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.<\/p>\n

In a statement announcing his death, the Kofi Annan Foundation described him as a “global statesman and deeply committed internationalist who fought throughout his life for a fairer and more peaceful world”.<\/p>\n

“Wherever 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.”<\/p>\n

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Annan's tenure as UN secretary-general coincided with the Iraq War and the HIV\/Aids pandemic.<\/p>\n

“It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan\u00a0 Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the\u00a0 United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on\u00a0 Saturday 18th August after a short illness…,” Annan's Twitter account reads.<\/p>\n

At the behest of the Ministry of the Office of the State Counsellor of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and in collaboration with the Kofi Annan Foundation, the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State was founded in September 2016 as a neutral and impartial body which aimed to propose concrete measures for improving the welfare of all people in Rakhine state. In August 2017, it presented its final report \u201cTowards a Peaceful, Fair and Prosperous Future for the People of Rakhine\u201d.\u00a0 The Commission was composed of six local and three international experts, and is chaired by Kofi Annan, according to the Commission.<\/p>\n

In its work, it considered humanitarian and developmental issues, access to basic services, legal questions including citizenship and the assurance of basic rights, and security to all people in all communities. It presented its final report and recommendations to the Government of Myanmar on August 2017.<\/p>\n

Statement by Kofi Annan, Chair of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State (Interim Report):<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n