Sustainable Development

The Foundation works with other organizations to promote food and nutrition security by empowering small holder farmers in Africa, and encouraging investment throughout the agricultural value chain. The Foundation also builds awareness and promotes policy and institutional development to achieve sustainable development in an era of climate change.

Sustainable Development | May 2010 | Financial Times, UK

A Timely Reminder on Africa

Report from the Africa Progess Panel serves as important reminder…

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Sustainable Development | May 2010 | The Globe and Mail

How Africa will change the world

Africa is key to a safe and secure planet...

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Sustainable Development | April 2010 | The Independent, UK

Perspectives on climate change

"Kofi Annan, Nick Stern and Wangari Maathai - message to British politicians: the world needs your continued leadership on climate change."

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Sustainable Development | March 2010 | Geneva, Switzerland

Kofi Annan – Video Address to GCARD 2010

Kofi Annan stresses the need for an agricultural value chain vision...

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Sustainable Development | March 2010 | BusinessDay, Nigeria

Africa can feed itself: green revolution takes root

African Governments are making agriculture a top priority...

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Sustainable Development | March 2010 | Accra, Ghana

Teachers are Key to Africa's development

In a birthday tribute to Francis Bartels, Kofi Annan reflects on the importnace of teachers...

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Sustainable Development | December 2009 | The Courrier-Mail (Australia)

A quick Q&A with Kofi Annan

“Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has been calling for a “just and fair” deal on climate change at Copenhagen, but what does that actually mean?”...

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Sustainable Development | December 2009 | Copenhagen, Denmark

Raise your voice: CNN YouTube Debate on Climate Change

On 15 December Kofi Annan will answer your YouTube video questions on climate change, just days before the end of the UN summit in Copenhagen.

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Sustainable Development | November 2009 | Khaleej Times (UAE)

No Tears for the Hungry

It his hard to believe that in this age of plenty, nearly a billion people - nearly a quarter of the world's population - still go hungry...

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Sustainable Development | November 2009 | The Monitor (Uganda)

Nepad and AGRA promise a food secure Africa

AGRA and Nepad join forces to boost food security in Africa...

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