i, kofi annan. .. the softly spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence — 9/11 was still five years away, the iraq war seven years in the future. congratulations, sir. kofi annan tried to prevent this — the invasion and toppling of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair without the support of the un security council. kofi annan later called it illegal. i think, as secretary—general, i did everything i could, conscious of what the results would be, you know, and being powerless to stop it. i mean, i did work with quite a lot of heads of states in their capitals, on the phone and elsewhere, working with the inspectors, but the die was cast, and nothing could stop it. kofi annan had much greater success in his home continent, africa, building global consensus behind the un millennium development goals, a huge initiative to reduce poverty and disease and increase ed

ban ki—moon, who came after kofi annan also tried, not with com plete kofi annan also tried, not with complete success, and the current secretary—general antonio guterres is doing the same. but we need the united states to get on board with that and they don't all agree, there are national, regional and factional differences. image and folks in switzerland, thank you. one of the best images doing the rounds —— imaging folks —— imogen foulkes, thank you. one of the best images which also illustrates the sense of humour of kofi annan is when he appeared on sesame street and was attempting to reconcile differences between two of the characters there! a massive relief operation is under way in southern india to help hundreds of thousands left homeless by the worst floods in the area in 100 years. the south western state of kerala has been most severely hit. at least 171 people have died there in the last ten days. katy austin reports. rain comes to kerala every year. not like this. people are walking miles to safety through what officials say are the worst floods for a century.

that was kofi annan. you didn't get much credit for it but as i say the job of un secretary—general is huge and pretty tha nkless. secretary—general is huge and pretty thankless. there are plenty of people in the world outside the un who are critical of the organisation. for example we had the united states, under president trump, with his ambassador, nikki haley, being critical of the way that the un spends money and also of its bureaucracy. what was kofi annan‘s defence of the un at a time when so many people were being so challenging, about whether it had outlived its usefulness after 70 yea rs of outlived its usefulness after 70 years of existence? avec kofi annan would remind people, including the united states, because even the most critical voices in the united states of the un are generally say, maybe not to the cameras, but generally say, if it did not exist we would have to invent the un. this pretty much a consensus that the world needs a multilateral body. whether every single arm of it

i, kofi annan. .. the softly spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence — 9/11 was still five years away, the iraq war seven years in the future. congratulations, sir. applause. kofi annan tried to prevent this — the invasion and toppling of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair without the support of the un security council. kofi annan later called it illegal. i think, as secretary general, i did everything i could, conscious of what the results would be, you know, and being powerless to stop it. i mean, i did work with quite a lot of heads of states in their capitals, on the phone and elsewhere, working with the inspectors, but the die was cast, and nothing could stop it. kofi annan had much greater success in his home continent, africa, building global consensus behind the un millennium development goals, a huge initiative to reduce poverty and disease and inc

kofi annan will be sorely missed." prime minister theresa may paid tribute tweeting: "sad to hear of the death of kofi annan. a great leader and reformer of the un, he made a huge contribution to making the world he has left a better place than the one he was born into. my thoughts and condolences are with his family". indian prime minister narendra modi said: "we express our profound sorrow at the passing away of nobel laureate and former unsg mr kofi annan. the world has lost not only a great african diplomat and humanitarian but also a conscience keeper of international peace and security". 0ur correspondent imogen foulkes in berne told me how news of mr annan‘s death was released. well, it came out first thing this morning. just, unfortunately, as sometimes happens nowadays, on social media. and then those of us who work at the un in geneva, it was confirmed to us by the two organisations that kofi annan was still working for up to his death, the kofi annan foundation and the elders, a group of elderly statesmen

i, kofi annan. .. the softly spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence. 9/11 was still five years away, the iraq war seven years in the future. congratulations, sir. applause. kofi annan tried to prevent this — the invasion and toppling of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair, without the support of the un security council. kofi annan later called it illegal. i think as secretary general i did everything i could, conscious of what the results would be and, you know, and being powerless to stop it. i mean, i did work with quite a lot of heads of states in their capitals, on the phone and elsewhere, working with the inspectors. but the die was cast, and nothing could stop it. kofi annan had much greater success in his home continent, africa, building global consensus behind the un millennium development goals, a huge initiative to reduce poverty and disease and inc

that wasn't kofi annan's style. he listened carefully and would be very determined and i was on several mediations with them and i saw how he would never give up, he would ta ke he would never give up, he would take note and circle back, always to his essential point. he would look notjust one or two but several steps ahead. he knew what his objective was. he had great patience, he recognised that sometimes to make a mediations accessible and the progress, you need time and you need patience. when he reflected on some of the biggest challenges he faced, particularly during his time running the united nations, what will he pointed to? i think he felt that at times the security council didn't always come together. he was disappointed at how the council acted on his proposals to bring peace to syria. he thought he had an agreement but when the council met it didn't work. he was greatly disappointed and saw the need for security council reform to make it more inclusive or representative of the world as it is today, but

secretary general and he worked with kofi annan in the past he says although kofi annan opposed the two thousand and three invasion of iraq he also made sure that the iraqi people could count on the un after the war began. you demand they did until the very end you know the moment passed away to deal. with their war it worked so hard to report card like you've worked so hard to avoid that war but i think what needs to be remembered is that one. should get the war. made sure that the united nations did not a better did the people of iraq. the same funeral is taking place initially for the victims of tuesday's bridge collapse in genoa but some family is boycotting the ceremony the remains of a family a husband wife and their nine year old daughter meanwhile have been recovered from the rubble of a night. the bridge collapsed on tuesday. thousands of stranded people are waiting to be rescued in the southern indian state of carolina as heavy rain continues to batter the region more than one hundred ninety people have died in just over a week most of the state is submerged in what's being de

i, kofi annan. .. the softly spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence — 9/11 was still five years away, the iraq war seven years in the future. congratulations, sir. kofi annan tried to prevent this — the invasion and toppling of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair without the support of the un security council. kofi annan later called it illegal. i think, as secretary—general, i did everything i could, conscious of what the results would be, you know, and being powerless to stop it. i mean, i did work with quite a lot of heads of states in their capitals, on the phone and elsewhere, working with the inspectors, but the die was cast, and nothing could stop it. kofi annan had much greater success in his home continent, africa, building global consensus behind the un millennium development goals, a huge initiative to reduce poverty and disease and increase ed

i, kofi annan. .. the softly spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence — 9/11 was still five years away, the iraq war seven years in the future. congratulations, sir. kofi annan tried to prevent this — the invasion and toppling of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair without the support of the un security council. kofi annan later called it illegal. i think, as secretary general, i did everything i could, conscious of what the results would be, you know, and being powerless to stop it. i mean, i did work with quite a lot of heads of states in their capitals, on the phone and elsewhere, working with the inspectors, but the die was cast, and nothing could stop it. kofi annan had much greater success in his home continent, africa, building global consensus behind the un millennium development goals, a huge initiative to reduce poverty and disease and increase educ

i, kofi annan. .. the softly spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence — 9/11 was still five years away, the iraq war seven years in the future. congratulations, sir. kofi annan tried to prevent this — the invasion and toppling of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair without the support of the un security council. kofi annan later called it illegal. i think, as secretary—general, i did everything i could, conscious of what the results would be, you know, and being powerless to stop it.

i, kofi annan. .. the softly—spoken lifelong diplomat from ghana was sworn in to lead the united nations back in 1996. he was already a hugely respected figure, but this was an age of relative innocence — 9/11 was still five years away, the iraq war seven years in the future. congratulations, sir. kofi annan tried to prevent this — the invasion and toppling of saddam hussein by george bush and tony blair without the support of the un security council. kofi annan later called it illegal. i think, as secretary—general, i did everything i could, conscious of what the results would be, you know, and being powerless to stop it. i mean, i did work with quite a lot of heads of states in their capitals, on the phone and elsewhere, working with the inspectors, but the die was cast, and nothing could stop it. kofi annan had much greater success in his home continent, africa, building global consensus behind the un millennium development goals, a huge initiative to reduce poverty and disease and increase

the death of kofi annan. a great leader and reformer of the un, he made a huge contribution to making the world he has left a better place than the one he was born into. my thoughts and condolences are with his family‘ earlier, we spoke to alan doss, the executive director of the kofi annan foundation. quite exceptional, i think. a man of several generations who reached beyond his immediate base, he was brought up in africa and very much attached to africa, but he reached far beyond africa, and he was welcomed and sought after all over the world, and just in the time since he retired, in asia, africa, latin america and europe, he was sought out because of his qualities as a statesman and the diplomat but above all as a person. a person who listened carefully, who came to the table with an open agenda. never shouted, never lost his temper. remarkably temperate in his approach to people, and as a result, was greatly not only appreciated but loved by many people round the world. you mentioned those different a

annan to what happened in rwanda edward mortimer after my speechwriter to kofi annan and former u.n. director of communications thank you very much for taking the time to share your thoughts. thank you. the trumpet ministration is facing mounting pressure over claims a u.s. made bomb was used in a test an attack by the saudi led coalition on a school bus in yemen fifty one people were killed in that attack inside a province earlier this month forty of them children and a gallagher has more from washington. in northern yemen graves who recently dug for the victims of a saudi led coalition bombing that shocked the world on august the ninth a school bus was hit in an attack the coalition called legitimate military action more than fifty people were killed at least forty of them children aged between ten and twelve dozens more were injured. the u.s. has provided support to the saudi led coalition with intelligence and aerial refueling now there are renewed questions about the weapons being used in the war reports suggest the bomb used to attack the bus was made by lockheed martin and acc

but quite surreal to to even talk about kofi annan and. credibly. tragic it was a very sudden illness and certainly there were no indications that he was ill but you worked with this man or you worked alongside him. generally as a politician as a diplomat he had a way of maneuvering very difficult subjects a very difficult scenario as it is tenure as secretary general what did you learn from him as of the first secretary. all i have to say is my first meeting with the cochairman was when i or in nigeria was trying to implement the empty cheek and he was very much the highlander socks and this really was about never ever giving up doing this that you reached out to all sides it didn't matter who he was doing with those that were very difficult or they were you were speaking to the choir. punky he chose torch you have to keep everyone in the tents and to find a solution for them to hold or devalue sort of we had another is what we continue to use and he told his father never to let them down. i mean it's actually lives are claimed they even long after

kofi annan later called it illegal. i think, as secretary—general, i did everything i could, conscious of what the results would be, you know, and being powerless to stop it. i mean, i did work with quite a lot of heads of states in their capitals, on the phone and elsewhere, working with the inspectors, but the die was cast, and nothing could stop it. kofi annan had much greater success in his home continent, africa, building global consensus behind the un millennium development goals, a huge initiative to reduce poverty and disease and increase education and opportunity. that and kofi annan‘s work on aids was rewarded with the nobel peace prize in 2001. i think he took the world into the modern age, i think he was the first leader of the 21st century, and he tried to build an international community where countries would work together, cooperate freely, and tackle what he saw as the biggest problems — poverty, inequality, climate change and, of course, conflict. last april, celebrating his 80th birthday, kofi an

i, kofi annan. .. solemnly swear... kofi annan was sworn in as the head of the united nations in december 1996. the first black african to become un secretary—general and the first to be appointed from within the organisation. during his two terms in office, he used his position as one of the world's top diplomats to try to mediate in many different international crises. for him, the focus was always on the issues. leadership is not about the individual. when you have macho leaders, who believe they have to shine and it all has to be about them, forgetting that what is interest, what is required, is the welfare of society and the people they serve. within five years of taking office, he'd been awarded the nobel peace prize for revitalising the un and for putting an emphasis on human rights. in a statement this morning, his family paid tribute to him, saying that... after ten years as secretary—general, mr annan had no thoughts of stepping out of the limelight, instead taking on other global roles, including becoming

tributes pouring in to kofi annan thank you. a state funeral has been held for the victims of the bridge collapse disaster in the tally in city of genoa and more than forty people are believed to have died when the bar on the bridge came down on tuesday president sergio might that l.r. was among those who attended the service and some of the families blame the government for the disaster and have boycotted the ceremony our correspondent david she joins us now from genoa so david tell us what's been happening there and the scene where you are right now. well first of all i think we must deal with the day of mourning where the whole virtually joined in the grief being shown here in the city of genoa not all the families of the victims attended they were boycotting the proceedings because they felt that the state had been responsible for this tragedy and they didn't want to mix with the politicians who were going to be at those funerals but there were some eighteen families the eighteen coffins including the small white coffin of a

secretary-general kofi annan has died he served as the seventh u.n. secretary general from one thousand nine hundred seventy two thousand and six and he was the first to rise to the top of the un from within the ranks of organization stuff he received the nobel peace prize jointly with the united nations our diplomatic editor james bays looks at his life and legacy a towering figure on the global stage bringing the peace bell of the united nations a man who did so much in the cause of global peace. u.n. secretary general for ten years a nobel peace laureate. kofi annan was born in ghana joining the un in one thousand nine hundred sixty two rising through the ranks to be the organizations head of peacekeeping at the time of genocide in rwanda eight hundred thousand people were killed he later said it was one of his greatest regrets that he was not able to do more to halt the bloodshed. i. solemnly swear that when he became the first u.n. staffer to take over the top job he prepared the u.n. for a new millennium. his tenure coincided with the arrival of

kofi annan there. 0ur correspondent imogen foulkes told us about the reaction to kofi annan‘s death. we will all miss him greatly. just a couple of years ago, i was with kofi annan, chairing just a little debate in geneva, in which he was taking part. often, with these events in geneva, you don't fill the room. it was packed. there were people queueing outside the door, to get into an assembly hall which actually holds hundreds of people. and, just about, you know, every un worker in geneva who could get an hour off was in that room. they wanted to hear the former secretary general talk about the issues facing the world. he was greatly, greatly loved in geneva. particularly because of his dedication to peace promotion, to humanitarian issues. that's what most people in geneva, an international aid agencies, work in. they liked someone who would raise the things that they were working on, the work they are trying to do and speak for the voices of people, millions of them, affected by war or by famine or by environmental disaster. the work that the un often relatively quietly does. wha

the former united nations chief and nobel peace prize laureate kofi annan has dined anon was the first black african to take up the role of the world com diplomat serving two terms from one thousand nine hundred seven to two thousand and six when leaders served as the u.n. special envoy for syria leading efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict and on diet after a short illness at the age of eighty. we're joined now on the line by correspondent isaac allegedly who's an actor the capital of gonna which is the country where kofi annan was born so i think thanks for joining us to tell us how are people in ghana reacting to the news of his death well it has been all saddam a minute before i really shocked by the news because there was a lot going artfully in public about the thickness of a misstep could be on and so when a new growth so many people were surprised by the way also frightened by the news that. is said president has already declared one wave of mourning monday obviously on monday go in black. mark does show some respect to mr fox and i know what you have done for ga

thank you for joining us the former united nations chief and nobel peace prize laureates kofi annan has died and was the first black african to take up the role of the world's top just serving two terms from one thousand nine hundred thousand to two thousand and six he later served as the u.n. special envoy for syria leading efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict and after a short of this i think of a siege. enjoy. fondant very sick now where as we heard kofi annan has died and it's quite shocking after a short illness at the age of eighty. he served as two terms as the un's top diplomat what's likely to be his legacy i think his legacy will be one of untiring commit to peace negotiator and the best to do to peace and reconciliation and for i mean a multitude of issues he addressed like global poverty he addressed a constantly fought against that at this time. and of course the signing of the millennium goals which was of particular interest and importance for african countries and then i think foremost i mean he was the first black african in this post as u.n. secretary ge

secretary general and nobel peace laureate kofi annan dies of the age of eighty. ellen malcolm devika pollin you're watching out there live from london also coming up. thousands wait to be rescued across india's carolus states after the worst floods in the century and more rain is forecast. calls for action after evidence suggests the bomb used by the saudi led coalition that killed forty children in yemen was american made. the state funeral is held for some of the victims of tuesday's bridge collapse in genoa but some families boycott the event. former united nations secretary general kofi annan has died at the age of eighty or in ghana on rose through the ranks of the organization to serve us leader for two terms and during that time he championed efforts to end conflicts across africa asia and the middle east and even earned to nobel peace prize along with the u.n. in two thousand and one but he was criticized for failing to stop the rwandan genocide and later for a corruption scandal involving his son our diplomatic editor james bass looks at his life. a towe

secretary general, kofi annan, who has died at the age of 80. mr annan rose through the ranks of the united nations to serve two terms in the top job and was awarded a nobel peace prize for his humanitarian work. indian rescuers in helicopters and boats have braved torrential rain to reach people stranded in flood waters in the southern state of kerala. nearly 200 people have been killed in the past ten days, following unusually heavy monsoon rains. a state funeral has taken place for some of those killed in italy's bridge collapse but some families stayed away in protest. meanwhile, the chief executive of the company that ran the motorway bridge said the firm is committed to finding out exactly what caused the disaster. now on bbc news, dateline london. welcome to dateline, the programme that brings together some of the uk's leading journalists with correspondents writing for the folks back home with the dateline, "london". this week: donald trump's trade wars rumble on as china tries to sue for peace, whilst turkey is threatened with more sanc

i, kofi annan, solemnly swear... kofi annan was sworn in as the head of the united nations in december 1996. the first black african to become un secretary general and the first to be appointed from within the organisation. during his two terms in office, he used his position as one of the world's top diplomats to try to mediate in many different international crises. for him, the focus was always on the issues. leadership is not about the individual. when you have macho leaders, who believe they have to shine and it all has to be about them, forgetting what is interest, what is required, is welfare of society and the people they serve. within five years of taking office, he'd been awarded the nobel peace prize for revitalising the un and for putting an emphasis on human rights. in a statement this morning, his family paid tribute to him, saying that... after ten yea rs as secretary—general, mr annan had no thoughts of stepping out of the limelight. instead taking on other global roles, including becoming un and ar

s 7th secretary general. >> i, kofi annan. -- >> reporter: kofi annan was the seventh secretary general in the united states history. >> this is my first day. it's like the first day in school. >> annan received quite an education serving ten years at the helm of the united nations. there were personal highs and lows. from winning the nobel peace prize to failing his fight to stop the u.s. invasion in iraq. born in ghana and university schooling included the big chill of minnesota at mcallister college. kofi annan spent most of his adult life at the u.n.. the man called coffee rose to the top over half a century, staffers recall his ability to lead and inspire. anone did manage to avoid career ending moments serving in the department of peace keeping n. 1994 the u.n. security council and others were accused by the field commander in rwanda of ignoring his warnings. the world was reluctant to the send troops in. >> i believe at that time that i was doing my best, but i realized after the gen side that there was more that i could and should have done. >> reporter: the next year, thousands

unarmed family and the kofi annan foundation announce that kofi annan and former secretary general of the united nations and nobel peace laureate passed away peacefully on saturday the eighteenth of august after a short illness diplomatic editor james days joins me now on the telephone from london and nobody was really expecting this james it's being will be quite a shock to the whole of the international and diplomatic community absolutely a very big shock the loss of a towering figure on the diplomatic stage i certainly have not heard any reports of any illness in fact i've seen the former secretary general this year at that gathering of world leaders seem to have lost and he was very friendly chanting and seemed very well at that moment the shock i think will tell all around the world but particularly in africa because he was the african continent first secretary general of the u.n. serving the maximum two terms in years as secretary general i think shock goldstone will be helped by u.n. staff because he was the first of the people to hold this top international civil service job t

secretary general kofi annan has died at the age of eighty seven. secretary general from one nine hundred ninety seven to two thousand and six i was the first to rise to the top of the united nations from within the ranks of the organization itself he received the nobel peace prize jointly with the un in two thousand and one. also india prime minister narendra modi has surveyed what's been described as some of the worst flooding in a century in the southern state of carola thousands of stranded people are waiting to be rescued as heavy rain continues to batter the region. but former cricket styron card has been sworn in as pakistan's prime minister it has taken the car more than two decades to get the top job after retiring from the sport and turning his attention to politics he was elected prime minister with a vote at the national assembly of friday. the remains of a family a husband wife and their nine year old daughter have been recovered from the rubble of the bridge that collapsed in italy on tuesday this brings the number of dead to war the f

secretary general and nobel peace laureate kofi annan has died at the age of eighty . you're watching al-jazeera life from a headquarters and. also ahead calls for action as evidence suggests the bomb used by the saudi led coalition that killed forty children in yemen was made in the united states hundreds killed and hundreds of thousands displaced. by the worst floods in a century and a new leader at the helm takes charge of pakistan's prime minister promising a corruption free government. hello the former u.n. secretary general kofi annan has died he served from one thousand nine hundred seven to two thousand and six and was the first to rise to the top job from within the ranks of the organization stuff received the nobel peace prize along with the u.n. in two thousand and one for his humanitarian service our diplomatic editor james bays looks back at his life and legacy. a towering figure on the global stage bringing the peace bell of the united nations a man who did so much in the cause of global peace. u.n. secretary general for ten years a nobel peace laureate.

my guest in this exclusive and rare tv interview is kofi annan. in a career spanning six decades at the united nations, he has held several senior positions including two terms as secretary general until 2006. there were high points like the award of the nobel peace prize but also tragic events like the genocide in rwanda and the srebenica massacre of bosnian muslims. after the un, kofi annan remained deeply involved in world affairs, both with his foundation and as a member of the elders, a group of former world leaders who act as troubleshooters in global hotspots. as he celebrates his 80th birthday we talked to him before an invited audience and ask about his biggest worries today and does he have any regrets? kofi annan, at the graduate institute in geneva, welcome to hardtalk. i am happy to be here with you. you have had a very busy retirement since you left the united nations. do you think that the world is a more troubled place today than it was when you left the un? first of all, i have discovered that retirement is hard work. laughter but

kofi annan for almost ten years the face of the u.n. for many years he still is he managed to be more than just the u.n. secretary general he was a moral authority he was driven by one conviction that he kept for it to rating we have an obligation under international humanitarian law and now on moral values to help kofi annan was born in ghana in one thousand nine hundred thirty eight his parents were well off he could study economics in the u.s. as well as switzerland the young soccer fan was only twenty four when his career began at the united nations. he started with the world health organization in geneva and soon became head of u.n. missions in war zones. when he moved to the top post at the u.n. it was meant as an interim solution taking over from the controversial previous secretary-general boutros boutros ghali despite his diplomatic skills he felt his biggest defeat was over the two thousand and three iraq war but his belief in the un's goals and importance never ceased i think most of you know that one of my chief. ever since

kofi annan remained deeply involved in affairs, world affairs. well, now, as he celebrates his 80th birthday, we talk to him before an invited audience and asked what are his biggest worries today and does he have any regrets? kofi annan, at the graduate institute in geneva, welcome to hardtalk. i am happy to be here with you. you have had a very busy retirement since you left the united nations. do you think that the world is a more troubled place today than it was when you left the un? first of all, i have discovered that retirement is hard work. laughter but you need to keep at it. i think that i went through difficult moments at the un. you referred to some on them, including the iraq war. but the world is particularly messy today. when we look at what is happening in the middle east, what is happening in some parts of africa, some parts of asia and, also, the fact that i do not see strong leaders around who could cope with this. so you don't think there are strong leaders in the world today? we have donald trump in the white house... laughte

secretary general kofi annan who's died at the age of eighty. calls for action after evidence suggests the bomb used by the saudi led coalition that killed forty children in yemen was american made. thousands of stranded people await rescue was relentless monsoon floods submerge huge parts of the southern indian state of carola. and as more victims of finley's bridge collapse disaster a bird leaders of the company in charge of the road express their sorrow. about people stranded with your sports news including a spectacular opening ceremony in jakarta as indonesia welcomes in the twenty eighteenth asian games adding more later this new cell. hello the former u.n. secretary general kofi annan is being lauded as a man of peace and champion of rights after his death in switzerland he served from one thousand nine hundred seven to two thousand and six and is widely credited for raising the world body's profile during the two terms but regrets haunted him too including the rwanda genocide our diplomatic editor james bays looks back at and don's life

now where as we heard kofi annan has died and it's quite shocking after a short illness at the age of eighty. he served as two terms as the un's top diplomat what's likely to be his legacy i think his legacy will be one off and untiring committed peace negotiator and the best to do to peace and reconciliation and for i mean a multitude of issues he addressed like global poverty he addressed a constantly fought against that at this time. and of course the signing of the millennium goals which was of particular interest and importance for african countries and then i think foremost i mean he was the first black african in this post as u.n. secretary general and that was of significance huge significance for african countries in particular so he paved the way essentially now you as a d.w.i. africa correspondent have actually met kofi annan what were your personal impressions of him it was actually really interesting such a huge man with such an aura and just what goes in front of him before you meet him and then he was actually really sure i mean he's got this group i go to the and he's

he's a very special man. >> reporter: the pin she wears was a gift from kofi annan. >> he prenned and said thank you for listening to the earth. >> the world is changing and changing very fast. >> reporter: last may, and made one of his last public appearances in the bay area as a guest speaker at stanford. >> you know, i look at it possibly and can only believe god has one more angel in heaven. >> reporter: tributes are pouring in to kofi annan. u.n. secretary-general antonio due tear res tweeted he was a shining for the world. >> thank you. >>> new at 6:00, national park rangers and firefighters combined forces today to rescue a horse that had fallen and couldn't get up. that horse fell on a narrow section of trail in the point reyes national seashore. it was unable to stand back up because of the terrain and the slope of the trail. firefighters and park rangers managed to put a sled under the horse and move the animal to wider flat ground. the horse immediately stood up and began eating and drinking. >>> a family dispute led to a shooting this morning in san francisco. police say t

having joined the un in 1962, kofi annan rose through the ranks, ending up in charge of peacekeeping operations. his two five—year terms running the un included the american—led invasion of iraq. thomas, i suppose that is probably the cause he was most frustrated by an something he ultimately felt had been an illegal act. he was not the only one frustrated by it and who thought it was an illegal act. everybody in britain has come to rue the day this was designed and run. kofi annan was a respected leader and his indefatigable work for peace is much remembered, but that includes a tragic element, because how do you and each piece in the middle east, which was one of his concerns? it seems to be an endless battle ground and obviously, people from outside like the secretary general of the un seem helpless in the face of the warring factions on the ground being unable to come together. so while he was a much respected man, i don't think anyone would want to share his job of peacekeeper in the world. ned, that was how he had grown through the organisation, ending up as head of peaceke

. >> kofi annan died today at the age of 80 from a short unspecified illness. annan led the united nations from 1997 through 2006. annan spent nearly his eir u.n. a career filled with success and regret. he was chief of the u.s. peace keeping and failed to allow u.n. troops to intervene during a civil war. that war led to the genocide that claimed 800,000 lives. annan shared the nobel peace prize in 2001 and his succeses include putting an end to post-electio violence in 2008. we look at annan's impact on a local nonprofit. >> the bay area roots of peace says he was the first to believe in their cause from moving land mines from around the world. >> there are no limits to what you can achieve. >> kofi annan was one of the world's most celebrated diplomats. in 2001, he was awarded the nobel peace prize for his work in revamping the u.n. organization. >> i look at it positively and can only believe god has one more angel in heaven. >> heidi says it was kofi annan who was the first supporter of her group roots of peace helping war-torn regions across the world saf

we have a look at his life. >>> i, kofi annan -- >> i, kofi annan -- >> reporter: kofi annan was the seventh secretary general in the united nations history. >> this is my first day. it's like first day in school. >> reporter: annan received quite an education, serving ten years at the helm of the united nations. there were personal highs and lows. [ applause ] from winning the nobel peace prize to failing his fight to stop the u.s. invasion of iraq. born in ghana, his university schooling included the big chill of minnesota at mcallister college. he spent most of his adult life with the u.n. the man who many simply called kofi rose to the top after over half a century. staffers recalled his ability to lead and inspire. annan did manage to avoid potential career-ending moments while serving in the department of peacekeeping. in 1994, the u.n. security council and others including annan were accused by the u.n. field commander in rwanda of ignoring his warnings. an estimated 800,000 people died as the world was reluctant to send troops in. >> i believe at that time that i was doing my

so it is almost a nostalgic moment to look back at when kofi annan came to be secretary—general. afterwards, there was the rwandan genocide and srebrenica, where he had been in charge of peacekeeping. it has been a time when the power of the un has been in decline. and it now seems to be getting to a point of... he always struck me as a man who believed that good people with the best motivations could resolve some of the most apparently intractable problems. yet almost all of the events he ended up presiding over have appeared to go against that admirable and noble instinct. well, there was the roadblock of the geostrategic situation in the world. in the middle east, it is classical that you can't find a consensus between the major powers and unless you have that, you are helpless, as i said. everyone who is trying to come from the outside with the best of intentions is bound to fail, almost. it's a terrible thing to say because we keep having to try in the face of the superpowers like russia and america and syria being at loggerheads. when both are mutually exclusive and with th

kofi annan for almost ten years the face of the un for many of he still is he managed to be more than just a u.n. secretary general he was a moral authority he was driven by one conviction that he kept for it to writing we have an obligation under international humanitarian law and our own moral values to help kofi annan was born in ghana in one thousand nine hundred thirty eight his parents were well off he could study economics in the u.s. as well as switzerland the young soccer fan was only twenty four when his career began at the united nations. he started with the world health organization in geneva and soon became head of u.n. missions in war zones. when he moved to the top post at the u.n. it was meant as an interim solution taking over from the controversial previous secretary-general boutros boutros ghali despite his diplomatic skills he felt his biggest defeat was over the two thousand and three iraq war but his belief in the un's goals and importance never ceased i think most of you know that one of my chief ever since i took over as secretary general has been to make the u

kofi annan for almost ten years the face of the u.n. for many years he still is he managed to be more than just the u.n. secretary general he was a moral authority he was driven by one conviction that he kept for it to rating we have an obligation under international humanitarian law and now on moral values to help kofi annan was born in ghana in one thousand nine hundred thirty eight his parents were well off he could study economics in the u.s. as well as switzerland the young soccer fan was only twenty four when his career began at the united nations. he started with the world health organization in geneva and soon became head of u.n. missions and was. when he moved to the top post at the. dumb one town in the ladies and gentleman i would like to welcome the russian president vladimir putin back to mexico castle. to give this means we've had the opportunity to continue the talk that we began in sochi and continue with this dialogue and i think in view of the fact that there are so many serious conflicts across the globe this emphasis

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secretary general kofi annan dies at the age of eighty. i'm about to send in this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up media reports claim the u.s. supplied the bomb that was used in an attack that killed forty children in yemen earlier this month. the indian government drops relief packages to those stranded by floods in kerala. stuck at the border why venezuelans fleeing economic and political turmoil are not being allowed to cross into ecuador. those stories in a moment but first we're getting some breaking news from indonesia where the island of long ball has been struck by a magnitude six point five earthquake it comes just weeks after the same island was devastated by a magnitude six point nine quake that killed more than four hundred people the u.s. geological survey is saying the quakes has a preliminary preliminary magnitude of six point five it was allegedly located one hundred and nine kilometers northwest of the village of. knots in central indonesia at the depth of five hundred and thirty nine kilometers deep earthquake