Editing Kofi Annan (section)

=== Nobel Peace Prize ===
{{See also|List of awards and honours received by Kofi Annan}}
In 2001, its centennial year, the [[Nobel Committee]] decided that the [[Nobel Peace Prize|Peace Prize]] was to be divided between the UN and Annan. They were awarded the Peace Prize "for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world",<ref name=NobelLaur /> having revitalised the UN and prioritised human rights. The Nobel Committee also recognised his commitment to the struggle to contain the spread of [[HIV in Africa]] and his declared opposition to [[international terrorism]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Doubek |first1=James |title=Kofi Annan, Former U.N. Secretary-General, Peace Prize Winner, Dies At 80 |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/08/18/639812024/kofi-annan-former-u-n-secretary-general-peace-prize-winner-dies-at-80 |access-date=19 August 2018 |publisher=NPR |date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818171637/https://www.npr.org/2018/08/18/639812024/kofi-annan-former-u-n-secretary-general-peace-prize-winner-dies-at-80 |archive-date=18 August 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Soon after Annan was awarded the Peace Prize, he was given a chieftaincy title by the [[Asantehene]] of [[Asanteman]]. The honour was conferred upon him for his "[selfless] contributions to humanity and promotion of peace throughout the world".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-15|title=Kofi Annan earned 'Busumuru' for his selflessness|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Kofi-Annan-earned-Busumuru-for-his-selflessness-685285|access-date=2021-08-17|website=[[GhanaWeb]]|language=en|archive-date=16 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816045514/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Kofi-Annan-earned-Busumuru-for-his-selflessness-685285|url-status=live}}</ref>