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The World is not ours to keep. We hold it in trust for future generations.
Kofi Annan
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Kofi Annan
Age: 80 †
Born: 1938
Born: April 8
Died: 2018
Died: August 18
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My intimate knowledge of the [UN] system allowed me to get things done despite the many obstacles.
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The report [by a UN commission on Darfur] demonstrates beyond all doubt that the last two years have been little short of hell on earth for our fellow human beings in Darfur.
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