I learned with great sadness the passing away of the former Secretary General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, who died at the age of 80 on Saturday, August 18 2018 in a hospital in the city of Bern in Switzerland.
Mr. Kofi Annan, who will be buried in his homeland in Ghana on September 13, was one of the most prominent UN figures and as well as African countries, seeking for peace. In 2001, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the United Nations and to Mr. Annan for efforts to reform the United Nations and give priority to human rights.
For nine years (from 1997 to 2006), Mr. Annan assumed responsibility and fought for establishing peace in the world and helped to ease the tension here and there in the world.
I extend my deepest condolences to the family of the deceased, the people of Ghana and all United Nations staff.

Mouhamed Khouraichi Niass
Secretary General