The Long Shadow of Kofi Annan
Sunday, December 30, 2007
Ban Ki-Moon has had a hectic first year as Secretary General of the United Nations. He has travelled a staggering 215 000 miles and visited 39 nations. But in the face of climate change, genocide in Darfur and harsh criticism for UN, Mr.Ban is finding that Kofi Annan is a hard act to follow. Reuters Patrick Worsnip reports:
"Ban, 63, is seen by U.N. staff as a workaholic but has suffered from communications problems, his fluent but strongly accented and at times clumsy English contrasting with the suave and eloquent manner of his predecessor."
Source: Reuters/Yahoo!News
"Ban, 63, is seen by U.N. staff as a workaholic but has suffered from communications problems, his fluent but strongly accented and at times clumsy English contrasting with the suave and eloquent manner of his predecessor."
Source: Reuters/Yahoo!News
