ACCRA, Ghana — World dignitaries laid to rest former UN secretary general Kofi Annan in his native Ghana on Thursday, with calls to keep alive the legacy of a “stubborn optimist” to create a better, more peaceful world. But may your wisdom and compassion continue to guide us, wherever we are,” she told his funeral in the capital, Accra. His son, Kojo, said his father had dedicated his life to the ideals of unity, equality, love, peace and respect. Thousands of ordinary Ghanaians this week paid their final respects as his coffin lay in state during three days of national mourning. “Kofi Annan was the United Nations and the United Nations was him,” he added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 13, 2018 13:07 UTC