Citizen Annan back to save the world
Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is back on a yet another mission to save the world. This chapter could be called "Citizen Annan Saves The World. On Wednesday Annan will launch the Global Humanitarian Forum in Geneva. "Its mission is to foster dialogue and partnerships that strengthen the international community's ability to address current and future humanitarian challenges," Annan wrote in a Special Toronto Globe and Mail Update today. "The forum will urge effective action to protect people who are most vulnerable and in need of help." "In its first phase of existence, the forum will focus on the adverse humanitarian consequences of climate change. It will seek to provide an impartial and inclusive platform where decision-makers can break through the current barriers to adaptation and work together to search for solutions; where scientists and economists can meet with leaders of communities that are already trying to adapt to a changing climate; and where we can better harness the business community's ability to work for the common good."- Monday, October 15, 2007