Kofi Annan Launches Global Humanitarian Forum
Published on October 17th, 2007
Posted in Uncategorized
GENEVA (Reuters) - Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan on Wednesday launched a “Global Humanitarian Forum” which he said would focus on coordinating international efforts to counter the effects of climate change.
The forum, based in Geneva with financing and support from the Swiss authorities, includes in its governing board a range of other key U.N. figures past and present, ex-presidents, royalty, bankers and academics from rich and poorer countries.
“We need to get the world public to focus on the fact that climate change is not something down the line but is happening now, and that we have to work together to combat it,” Annan told a news conference just before the ceremonial launch.
