About Kofi Annan
He was a Ghanaian diplomat and statesman, served as the UN’s seventh secretary‑general from 1997‑2006, and shared the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. After his UN service, he founded and chaired the Kofi Annan Foundation and later chaired The Elders, an international group started by Nelson Mandela.
![“Having worked my way from the bottom of the ladder to the top [of the UN] certainly helped me navigate that complexity, both political and bureaucratic.” quote by Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/fc5/kofi-annan-799_bottom_having-worked-my-way-from-the-bottom-of_1674300.png)
![“When the US withdrew their troops from Somalia, I recall making a comment that [in] the way the peacekeepers had been withdrawn from Somalia, the impression had been given that the easiest way to unravel a peacekeeping operation is to kill a few soldiers.” quote by Kofi Annan](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7f8/kofi-annan-799_comment_when-the-us-withdrew-their-troops-from-s_2606547.png)
