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September 18, 2023 Mike Brand, _University of Connecticut_ The international community has also failed to protect civilians in Syria, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen,

Myanmar and Ethiopia, a genocide expert writes. April 20, 2021 Eduard Jordaan, _Rhodes University_ South Africa frequently invokes its celebrated constitution that is based on human rights,

but has often failed to live up to its ideals. August 30, 2018 Henning Melber, _University of Pretoria_ Kofi Annan and John McCain’s positive eulogies could be because both men seized

moments of human dignity and decency. August 21, 2018 Abdul-Jalilu Ateku, _University of Nottingham_ Kofi Annan’s tenure began after the reintroduction of two important international

security lexicons – peacebuilding and human security. August 19, 2018 Rosa Freedman, _University of Reading_ and Aoife O'Donoghue, _Durham University_ While his appointment as UN

Secretary-General was a huge breakthrough, Kofi Annan also led the organisation through some of its ugliest moments. August 19, 2018 John J Stremlau, _University of the Witwatersrand_ He

left an enduring legacy of embedding democracy and involving civil society in the pursuit of peace. August 19, 2018 Danny Bradlow, _University of Pretoria_ Kofi Annan was the first UN

employee to rise to the position of Secretary General but his tenure also had a darker side. October 30, 2017 Lorenzo Fioramonti, _University of Pretoria_ The problem with Africa’s model of

industrial growth is that it privileges the formal at the expense of the informal and big corporations at the expense of small businesses. October 3, 2016 Vesselin Popovski, _O.P. Jindal

Global University_ The UN has adopted a more transparent process to select its new Secretary General. But it does not go far enough. September 29, 2015 Mark New, _University of Cape Town_

For the sake of mitigating climate change, the African continent needs to make low carbon energy choices. September 22, 2015 Peter Hill, _The University of Queensland_ Health has secured its

place as one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. But without clear mechanisms to report, finance or engage other sectors, could more end up as less? April 1, 2012 Anthony Billingsley,

_UNSW Sydney_ The conflict in Syria has often assumed the ominous characteristic of being insoluble or endless. The government and its various opponents have shown little interest in

compromise. The Assad regime’s increasingly…