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Kofi Annan Pushes for Economic Fairness Over Regulation

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Channel: FORA.tv · 2010 · News & Politics

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Kofi Annan argues that while regulation may prevent future financial crises, financial systems should be built to inherently promote fairness. He offers the example of how farm subsidies in rich nations hurt farmers in poor countries, concluding that we need to "level the playing field."

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Kofi Annan delivers a talk at Saint Xavier University on "The Five Rules of International Diplomacy," a call for multilateralism and a renewed faith in a global approach to tackling the worlds problems.  - Harry Walker Agency

Mr Annan served as United Nations Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006. During his tenure, Mr Annan was a resolute advocate for human rights, the rule of law, and the revitalization of the United Nations.

He played a key role in mobilizing a global effort to combat malaria and HIV/AIDS. He was instrumental in laying out the Millennium Development Goals, a strategy to meet the needs of the world's poorest by 2015. On 10th December 2001, Mr Annan and the United Nations received the Nobel Peace Prize. Born in Ghana in 1938, Mr Annan pursued postgraduate studies in Minnesota and Geneva, and received a Master's of Science in Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mr Annan, a Ghanaian citizen, currently resides in Geneva, Switzerland.

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