Their story
Kofi Annan was the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations (1997-2006), the first to rise from within the UN staff. Under his leadership, he articulated the Millennium Development Goals, championed the "Responsibility to Protect" doctrine, and navigated the UN through the HIV/AIDS crisis and the post-9/11 world. He and the UN jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001. A gentle but unflinching diplomat, Annan believed fundamentally that global problems require global solutions, and that human dignity is non-negotiable.