Former United Nations Secretary General Kofi is dead. He died at the age of 80. He was the 7th United Nations Secretary General a position he held for 9 years, between 1997 to 2006. He was born in 1938 in Ghana and was known for love for peace and women advocate. some of his famous quotes about women advocacy are
” there is no development strategy more beneficial to the society as a whole, women and men alike, than the one which involves women as central players”
” Gender equality is more than a goal in itself, it is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance”
” we may have different religions, different languages, different coloured skins but we all belong to one human race”
May his soul rest with his maker.
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