32 min
Kofi Annan: Up Close | Kofi Time with Special Guests Kofi Time: The Podcast
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Get up close and personal with this collection of stories and memories of Kofi Annan.
The final episode in our special 10-part series "Kofi Time" welcomes a variety of guests who worked closely with Kofi Annan during his time as the head of the United Nations and as Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation.
What was it like to work with him, and what made him such a special leader?
During the last nine episodes, podcast host Ahmad Fawzi discussed with influential experts and leaders who worked with Kofi Annan, his unique legacy and its continued relevance to our world today. Ahmad and guests discussed how Kofi Annan solved crises and challenges in public health, conflict resolution, human rights, hunger and poverty.
In this last episode, we look at the man himself and try to understand who he really was.
Ahmad talks to people who worked with him day after day, whether at the United Nations or at the Kofi Foundation, which he established later and chaired until his death in 2018. Also in this episode, Kofi Annan Foundation Executive Director Corinne Momal-Vanian turns the tables and asks host Ahmad to share his memories of working with Kofi Annan.
Hear from Kofi Annan’s Special Representative in Iraq, Afghanistan and Haiti, Lakhdar Brahimi; Under-Secretary-General for Peace-Keeping Operations, Jean-Marie Guéhenno; Deputy Chief of Cabinet, Elizabeth Lindenmayer; his personal assistants, Anastasiya Delenda and Natalie McDonnell; one of his close protection officers, Moataz Khalil; and his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
Get up close and personal with this collection of stories and memories of Kofi Annan.
The final episode in our special 10-part series "Kofi Time" welcomes a variety of guests who worked closely with Kofi Annan during his time as the head of the United Nations and as Chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation.
What was it like to work with him, and what made him such a special leader?
During the last nine episodes, podcast host Ahmad Fawzi discussed with influential experts and leaders who worked with Kofi Annan, his unique legacy and its continued relevance to our world today. Ahmad and guests discussed how Kofi Annan solved crises and challenges in public health, conflict resolution, human rights, hunger and poverty.
In this last episode, we look at the man himself and try to understand who he really was.
Ahmad talks to people who worked with him day after day, whether at the United Nations or at the Kofi Foundation, which he established later and chaired until his death in 2018. Also in this episode, Kofi Annan Foundation Executive Director Corinne Momal-Vanian turns the tables and asks host Ahmad to share his memories of working with Kofi Annan.
Hear from Kofi Annan’s Special Representative in Iraq, Afghanistan and Haiti, Lakhdar Brahimi; Under-Secretary-General for Peace-Keeping Operations, Jean-Marie Guéhenno; Deputy Chief of Cabinet, Elizabeth Lindenmayer; his personal assistants, Anastasiya Delenda and Natalie McDonnell; one of his close protection officers, Moataz Khalil; and his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric.
32 min