Address by Kofi Annan to the Annual Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in Harare, Zimbabwe
Title
Address by Kofi Annan to the Annual Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in Harare, Zimbabwe
Date
2 June 1997
Creator
Description
Transcript of controversial speech Secretary-General Kofi Annan gave to the Annual Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) at Harare, Zimbabwe in 1997 challenging them to embrace human rights as African, not something imposed by the former colonial powers.
Type
Speech
Language
English
Source
United Nations
Format
PDF
Identifier
UN9156
Rights
United Nations
Original Format
Transcripts
Collection
Citation
Kofi Annan, “Address by Kofi Annan to the Annual Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in Harare, Zimbabwe,” The Selected Papers of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan 1997-2006, accessed April 27, 2024, https://ccnydigitalscholarship.org/kofiannan/items/show/5075.