Mr Kofi Annan, Chair
of the Kofi Annan Foundation, is to visit Nigeria from 12-14 January to address
a conference on elections being organized by a coalition of Nigerian civil
society organisations.
of the Kofi Annan Foundation, is to visit Nigeria from 12-14 January to address
a conference on elections being organized by a coalition of Nigerian civil
society organisations.
Mr. Annan will deliver the keynote address at the
conference, to be held on Tuesday, 13 January in Abuja, based on his work as
chairman of the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy and Security and the
findings and recommendations of its report, Deepening Democracy: A Strategy for
Improving the Integrity of Elections Worldwide.
conference, to be held on Tuesday, 13 January in Abuja, based on his work as
chairman of the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy and Security and the
findings and recommendations of its report, Deepening Democracy: A Strategy for
Improving the Integrity of Elections Worldwide.
Mr. Annan will meet with a broad range of Nigeria’s civil
society organisations, as well as engage the audience in a question and answer
session. He will also be meeting privately with various national stakeholders
engaged in the electoral process.
society organisations, as well as engage the audience in a question and answer
session. He will also be meeting privately with various national stakeholders
engaged in the electoral process.
The Kofi Annan Foundation, which Mr Annan chairs, focuses
its work on peace and security, sustainable development, human rights and to
the rule of law with the aim of helping to create a fairer, more secure world.
As part of this work, the Foundation promotes impartial and transparent electoral
processes through its Electoral Integrity Initiative.
its work on peace and security, sustainable development, human rights and to
the rule of law with the aim of helping to create a fairer, more secure world.
As part of this work, the Foundation promotes impartial and transparent electoral
processes through its Electoral Integrity Initiative.
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