Editing Kofi Annan (section)

=== Kofi Annan Foundation ===
{{Main|Kofi Annan Foundation}}
In 2007, Annan established the Kofi Annan Foundation, an independent, [[not-for-profit organisation]] that "works to promote better global governance and strengthen the capacities of people and countries to achieve a fairer, more secure world".<ref>{{cite web |title=How we work: Towards a fairer, more peaceful world |url=https://www.kofiannanfoundation.org/our-work/#our-areas-of-work |publisher=Kofi Annan Foundation |access-date=19 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818095114/https://www.kofiannanfoundation.org/our-work/#our-areas-of-work |archive-date=18 August 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="mission-statement" />

The organisation was founded on the principles that fair and peaceful societies rest on three pillars: peace and security, [[sustainable development]], and human rights and the rule of law, and they have made it their mission to mobilise the leadership and the political resolve needed to tackle threats to these three pillars ranging from violent conflict to flawed elections and climate change, to achieve "a fairer, more peaceful world".<ref name="mission-statement">{{cite web|title=Mission Statement|url=http://kofiannanfoundation.org/foundation/mission-statement|publisher=Kofi Annan Foundation|access-date=2 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316001041/http://kofiannanfoundation.org/foundation/mission-statement|archive-date=16 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Foundation provides the analytical, communication and co-ordination capacities needed to ensure that these objectives are achieved.{{Promotion inline|date=April 2022}} Annan's contribution to peace worldwide is delivered through mediation, political mentoring, advocacy and advice.{{Promotion inline|date=April 2022}} Through his engagement, Annan aimed to strengthen local and international [[conflict resolution]] capabilities. The Foundation provides the analytical and logistical support to facilitate this in cooperation with relevant local, regional and international actors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gpplatform.ch/pbguide/organisation/kofi-annan-foundation|title=Kofi Annan Foundation – GPPlatform|access-date=14 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101052503/http://www.gpplatform.ch/pbguide/organisation/kofi-annan-foundation|archive-date=1 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Foundation works mainly through [[private diplomacy]], with Annan providing informal counsel and participating in discreet diplomatic initiatives to avert or resolve crises. He was often asked to intercede in crises, sometimes as an impartial, independent mediator, sometimes as a special envoy of the international community. In recent years{{Clarify timeframe|date=April 2022}} he had provided such counsel to Burkina Faso, Kenya, Myanmar, Senegal, Iraq and Colombia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mediation and Crisis Resolution |url=https://www.kofiannanfoundation.org/topics/mediation-and-crisis-resolution/ |publisher=Kofi Annan Foundation |access-date=19 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818155152/https://www.kofiannanfoundation.org/topics/mediation-and-crisis-resolution/ |archive-date=18 August 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>