Kofi Annan and John McCain’s positive eulogies could be because both men seized moments of human dignity and decency.
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Kofi Annan’s tenure began after the reintroduction of two important international security lexicons – peacebuilding and human security.
He left an enduring legacy of embedding democracy and involving civil society in the pursuit of peace.
Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu embraces everything noble in Aristotelian virtue ethics and African philosophical systems alike.
The UN has adopted a more transparent process to select its new Secretary General. But it does not go far enough.
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer, Political Science Department, University of Ghana
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Distinguished Professor in the Department of Medicine and Director, The Centre for Medical Ethics & Law, Stellenbosch University
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Professor and Vice Dean and Executive Director, Centre for the Study of United Nations, Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University