Kofi Annan, Nobel-winning former U.N. secretary-general, dies at age 80
The diplomatic 'rock star' who spent virtually all his career as a U.N. administrator and personified globalism has died.
The Global Fund
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is a unique partnership that mobilizes and invests resources to accelerate the end of the three epidemics. The organization claims to have saved 70 million lives since its founding in 2002, and it continues to be the largest source of external funding for the diseases.
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