Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
The Nobel Peace Prize 2001
Name: Kofi Annan
Birth: 8 April 1938, Kumasi, Gold Coast (now Ghana)
Death: 18 August 2018, Bern, Switzerland
Role: U.N. Secretary-General
Award: “for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world.”
Portion of Cash: 1/1
“I am a stubborn optimist: I was born an optimist and will remain an optimist.
“The Lord had the wonderful advantage of being able to work alone.” – Kofi Annan
Nobel Prize Cash & Philanthropy
‘The Kofi Annan Foundation is an independent not-for-profit organisation, legally incorporated in Switzerland in 2007 by Mr. Annan.
‘The Kofi Annan Foundation mobilises political will to overcome threats to peace, development and human rights. In most cases the expertise and evidence needed to solve pressing problems such as poverty, armed conflict and poor governance already exist. What holds us back is lack of leadership or political will to identify and deliver solutions. The Foundation mobilises those who are in a position to influence and bring leadership to the world’s most pressing problems.’ – The Kofi Annan Foundation