There are five other monarchs and 31 presidents available as well such respected leaders like
Kofi Anan or Barack Obama, who qualifies by dint of his Kenyan ancestry.
He was Vice Chair of the UN Global Compact as well as member of several UN programs under Secretary-General
Kofi Anan and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon mandates.
Surakiart Sathirathai, the former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand who heads the advisory board, gave a long interview to journalists about his team's first visit to Rakhine and remarked: "We commend the Myanmar government in committing to implement the 88 points recommended by
Kofi Anan.
An independent Commission headed by former UN secretary-general
Kofi Anan warned in August that Myanmar risked fuelling 'extremism' if it did not lift restrictions on freedom of movements and rights of Rohingya minority.
A commission headed by former United Nations chief
Kofi Anan in August released a report that called on Myanmar to scrap the restrictions on the movement of citizenship of persecuted Muslim Rohingya.
Abu-Ghazaleh has chaired more than 14 UN taskforces and initiatives and he was Vice Chair with Their Excellencies
Kofi Anan and Ban Ki-moon of the UN Global Compact as well as being a member of several UN programs, most recently being named Special Ambassador to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and a member of the United Nations Social Impact Fund High Level Advisory Board (UNSIF-HLAB).
This is aggravated by the Myanmar army supported by many Burmese Buddhist extremists (Ma Ba Tha) including some Arakanese together with opposition ex-military party (USDP) that is bent on getting the power back; still, all of these groups have denounced the
Kofi Anan Commission report as being one sided.
It is worth noting that Senator Abu-Ghazaleh has chaired more than 14 UN taskforces and initiatives and was Vice Chair with Their Excellencies
Kofi Anan and Ban Ki-moon of the UN Global Compact as well as being a member of several UN programs, most recently being named Special Ambassador to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and a member of the United Nations Social Impact Fund High Level Advisory Board (UNSIF-HLAB).
Calling for revival of peace through dialogue, the meeting called for early implementation of the commission headed by
Kofi Anan on the issue.
Secretary General
Kofi Anan said, "Knowledge is power.
The first and only Arab to assume the position as head of the UN, Boutros-Ghali was not elected to a second term due to a United States veto, paving the way for
Kofi Anan to succeed him.
Gonzales, chairperson of the Committee on Bases Conversion, said no less than former UN Secretary General
Kofi Anan cited the negative effects of graft and corruption in society in his speech at the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC).
