FILE PHOTO: Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2016. REUTERS/Michael Dalder/File Photo
KATHMANDU: Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan is no more. Annan’s family and the Kofi Annan Foundation on Saturday released a statement containing details of his passing away.
“Kofi Annan passed away peacefully after a short illness. His wife Nane and their children Ama, Kojo and Nina were by his side during his last days,” the statement reads.
Photo: Kofi Annan Foundation
Annan died in hospital in Bern, Switzerland, in the early hours of Saturday.
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