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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.
Safe water, sanitation an elusive goal
News, Noeleen Heyzer, Published on 30/05/2013
» Without water there is no life. Clean drinking water and sanitation are basic human rights _ essential to life and to all other rights. Lack of access to clean water and sanitation is a silent crisis that destroys livelihoods and claims more lives through illness than any war claims through guns.
Be ready for when disaster strikes
News, Noeleen Heyzer, Published on 29/04/2013
» Building resilience to multiple shocks is one of the most urgent development challenges facing Asia and the Pacific.