OPINION

Kofi Annan: heart-felt tribute to a 'great statesman'

News, Noeleen Heyzer, Published on 20/08/2018

» Kofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations, wrote to me just a few weeks ago to be a member of the Global Commission on Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age that he was chairing. It is with great sadness that I have learned of his passing. The world has lost a great statesman and we who had the honour of working with him have lost a visionary leader and a wise mentor.