Kofi Annan to travel to India on high level visit from 5 – 9 February 2014

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Geneva Kofi Annan, founding chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Secretary General of the United Nations, will today travel to India to deliver the inaugural address at the 14^th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit. Mr Annan will also meet the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, to exchange views on political and economic developments in the region, climate change and opportunities for south – south cooperation.
Ӊndia plays a key role in addressing some of the worldⳠbiggest challenges such as peace and stability, poverty alleviation and climate change䠋ofi Annan said. ㉮dia itself is amongst the countries most affected by climate change as various droughts and floods have shown. Its leadership, within the region and globally will be essential to tackle these challenges.伯span>
Mr Annan will then travel to Bangalore and, as Chief Guest at the Infosys Prize ceremony, emphasize the importance of scientific research and innovation to finding solutions to some of IndiaⳠand the worldⳠgreatest challenges.
Kofi Annan is the founding chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation which works to promote better global governance and catalyse action towards a fairer, more secure world by promoting sustainable development, peace and security and human rights.

For more information, please contact:

Bijan Farnoudi, Farnoudi@kofiannanfoundation.org

Tel: ૴1 79 915 88 04

Or;

Declan O₲ien, obrien@kofiannanfoundation.org