UN mourns death of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, ‘a guiding force for good’

18 August 2018
UN Affairs
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The United Nations is mourning the death of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away peacefully after a short illness, according to a statement published on his official Twitter account on Saturday. The renowned Ghanaian diplomat was 80 years old.

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