Kofi Annan : a l'heure du bilan

Le Monde 2 (23 septembre 2006) fait sa couverture sur le Secretaire General de l'ONU, le ghaneen Kofi Annan, dont le mandat expirera dans quelques semaines. En filigrane, une question revient "quelle marque laissera t'il dans l'histoire?"
  • Cote pile, on se souviendra de son combat inlassable pour la paix, combat qui culmine avec l'attribution d'un prix Nobel en 2001, son engagement sur les questions de developpement, de lutte contre le sida etc...
  • Cote face, la reforme jamais aboutie des Nations Unies; une incapacite a se defaire de la tutelle des grand Etats membres, qui continuent de faconner le visage de l'organisation; le scandale "petrole contre nourriture" avec une implication de son fils Kojo; la faillite du departement des operations de maintien de la paix au Rwanda en 1994 et en Bosnie en 1995 (Kofi Annan etait alors a la tete de ce departement).
Aura t'il marque l'organisation? l'histoire nous le dira. Mais force est de reconnaitre que Kofi Annan est de ceux qui ont compte; ce descendant de chefs tribaux ghaneens s'est fraye une place parmi les grands de ce monde, a tel point que certains le surnomment "la rock star de la diplomatie". Son visage impassible, sa nature calme, ses manieres elegantes et son humanite sincere sont autant de traits qui l'auront servi dans ses 45 annees de carriere au sein des Nations Unies. Citations: "Vivre c'est choisir et tu es libre de choisir." (dans le Monde 2, 23/09/2006) «Aujourd'hui nous vivons dans un monde où un homme a plus de chances d'être jugé s'il tue une seule personne que s'il en tue 100 000 !» (dans Le Nouvel Observateur, 3/12/1998)




Source images
- WikiPedia (Portrait Kofi Annan)
- T Shahin from CairoFreeze! (Dessin Humoristique)



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L'Afrique a eu 15 ans a l'ONU, Boutros Boutros-Ghali et Kofi Annan. Que peut-on mettre a l'actif de ces deux hommes pour leur continent l'Afrique ?
mercredi, novembre 01, 2006 9:15:00 AM
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