UN Geneva chief mourns passing of Kofi Annan, one of ‘last big moral voices’
Kofi Annan’s passing has deprived us of one of the world’s “last big moral voices”, the UN’s top official in Geneva and friend of nearly 40 years, Michael Møller, said on Saturday.
In an interview with UN News in the Swiss city, Mr Møller describes how the former Secretary-General’s humanity infused "everything that he did, every concern that he had and every decision that he took”.
The former statesman will also be remembered for having “reshaped the UN and many people’s opinions of the organisation”, Mr Møller tells Michele Zaccheo, by scaling up help "where it was most needed” - not least in combating HIV/AIDS and mainstreaming human rights, as well as promoting conflict prevention and development.
Kofi Annan’s passing has deprived us of one of the world’s “last big moral voices”, the UN’s top official in Geneva and friend of nearly 40 years, Michael Møller, said on Saturday.
Mr Møller sat down with Michele Zaccheo and described how the former Secretary-General’s humanity infused "everything that he did, every concern that he had and every decision that he took”.
Our photo shows Mr. Annan receiving the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize which was jointly awarded to the Secretary-General and the United Nations. UN Photo/Sergey Bermeniev.