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Mass atrocities in Sudan raise questions about responsibility to protect
Voices // 1 year ago
Mass atrocities in Sudan raise questions about responsibility to protect
Mass atrocities are once again plaguing the people of Darfur, Sudan, with talk of a genocide taking place.
The Almanac
Top News // 4 years ago
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On Dec. 17, 1989, "The Simpsons," which began as a feature of The Tracy Ullman Show, had its first stand-alone episode broadcast.
On This Day: 'The Simpsons' airs first standalone episode
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On This Day: 'The Simpsons' airs first standalone episode
On Dec. 17, 1989, "The Simpsons," which began as a feature of "The Tracy Ullman Show," had its first stand-alone episode broadcast.
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Top News // 5 years ago
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On April 8, 1990, Ryan White, who put the face of a child on AIDS, died of complications from the disease at age 18.
On This Day: 'The Simpsons' airs first standalone episode
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On This Day: 'The Simpsons' airs first standalone episode
On Dec. 17, 1989, "The Simpsons," which began as a feature of "The Tracy Ullman Show," had its first stand-alone episode broadcast.
North Korea denounces U.N. Command in South Korea
World News // 5 years ago
North Korea denounces U.N. Command in South Korea
North Korea condemned the presence of international troops in South Korea at the United Nations in New York, calling the U.N. Command a "ghost entity."
Famous birthdays for April 8: Patricia Arquette, Kofi Annan
Entertainment News // 6 years ago
Famous birthdays for April 8: Patricia Arquette, Kofi Annan
Actor Patricia Arquette turns 51 and former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan turns 81, among the famous birthdays for April 8.
The Almanac
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On April 8, 1993, Marian Anderson, the first African-American singer to appear at New York's Metropolitan Opera, died at age 91.
On This Day: German warship Graf Spee scuttled in Uruguay
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On This Day: German warship Graf Spee scuttled in Uruguay
On Dec. 17, 1939, the Nazi warship Graf Spee was scuttled off the coast of Uruguay as British vessels pursued it after the Battle of the River Plate.
Geir Pedersen named new U.N. envoy to Syria
World News // 6 years ago
Geir Pedersen named new U.N. envoy to Syria
Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen was appointed as U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres' new envoy to for Syria on Wednesday.


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I depart convinced that today's United Nations does more than ever before, and does it better than ever before

U.N. gives Annan thunderous send-off Dec 14, 2006

Whether there is a winner or not the purpose is to challenge those in Africa and across the world to debate what constitutes excellence in leadership

Prize for African leadership unclaimed Jun 15, 2010

The African Union should not abandon its promise to fight impunity

HRW criticizes inaction against al-Bashir Jul 04, 2009

We are not doing nearly well enough. We are not on track to begin reducing the scale and impact of the epidemic by the year 2005, as we had promised

Analysis: Worldwide AIDS goal out of reach Aug 02, 2004

Our current rules and regulations were designed for an essentially static secretariat, whose main function was to service conferences and meetings of member states, and whose staff worked mainly at headquarters

Annan proposes major U.N. overhaul Mar 08, 2006

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Kofi Atta Annan /ˈkoʊfi əˈnɑːn/ (born 8 April 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006. Annan and the United Nations were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize for his founding the Global AIDS and Health Fund to support developing countries in their struggle to care for their people.

Kofi Annan was born in the Kofandros section of Kumasi, Ghana – in what was then the British colony of the Gold Coast. He is a twin, which has a respected status in Ghanaian culture. His twin sister Efua Atta, who died in 1991, shares the middle name Atta, which in Fante and Akan means 'twin'. Annan and his sister were born into one of the country's aristocratic families; both their grandfathers and their uncle were tribal chiefs.

In the Akan names tradition, some children are named according to the day of the week on which they were born, and/or in relation to how many children precede them. Kofi in Akan is the name that corresponds with Friday.

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