Kofi Annan and Global Leadership at the United Nations

AbstractKofi Annan was the most significant and influential Secretary-General of the United Nations. Kofi Annan and Global Leadership at the United Nations explores how Annan conceived his role as Secretary-General and exercised global leadership at a turbulent period in world affairs. It sheds light on the importance of leadership for the performance of a global institution. It discusses the challenges he faced during his tenure from 1997 to 2006 and how he dealt with them. It examines such issues as Conflict Prevention, Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding, the Millennium Development Goals, HIV/AIDS, the Responsibility to Protect, Human Rights, Climate Change, and Migration. It provides insight into how Annan led the UN during several international crises, including the terrorist attacks of 9/11, conflicts in Kosovo and East Timor, and the war in Iraq. It illustrates how he built partnerships with nonstate actors, including nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, universities, think tanks, and Nobel laureates in order to advance the UN’s mission without relying exclusively on state power and interstate cooperation. It recounts how he used the bully pulpit to articulate a global agenda, speak to a global public, and shape norms. The book charts Annan’s ambitious efforts to reform and adapt the UN to the needs of the twenty-first century.