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Kofi Annan

Title Chair
Organization Africa Progress Panel

Kofi Annan is the chair of the Africa Progress Panel.

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We Need Another Gleneagles Moment

April 05, 2011 / Kofi Annan

The Gleneagles Summit of 2005 reinvigorated the G8 and turned an emerging consensus on international development into concrete commitments to the poor. While G8 discussions have prominently featured development issues on other occasions, for example at Monterrey and Heiligendamm, Gleneagles was unique in the extent to which it restored relevance, direction, and ambition to the group and leadership as well as vision to the international community.

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  • "Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It’s what propels societies forward." —Melinda Gates

  • The Global Fund has helped to deliver more than 190 million bed nets to protect families from malaria.

  • "The world faces a clear choice. If we invest relatively small amounts, many more poor farmers will be able to feed their families." —Bill Gates, 2012 Annual Letter

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  • In Senegal, 80% of households now have a bed net, helping the number of malaria cases there drop 50% in a single year.

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