Fmr. U.N. Sec. Gen. Kofi Annan Reflects on His Life and Work

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Fmr. U.N. Sec. Gen. Kofi Annan Reflects on His Life and Work

Washington, DC
Thursday, October 18, 2012

The Brookings Institution hosted former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan for a discussion on his life and work in the international and human rights spheres.

Sec. Annan recently released his memoirs, titled Interventions: A Life in War and Peace. He served two terms as U.N. Secretary General beginning in 1997. After he stepped down in 2006, he was named U.N.-Arab League Envoy to Syria, a position he resigned from earlier this year after embattled Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad refused to implement Annan's peace plan.

Updated: Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 5:01pm (ET)

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