Kofi Annan, Diplomat Who Redefined the U.N., Dies at 80 Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001, he projected himself and his organization as the world’s conscience and moral arbiter, despite a series of failures and scandals. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Bahrain Activist Gets 5-Year Sentence for ‘Insulting’ TweetsA Reset, of Sorts, for the United States and AustraliaMacau Journal: A Greyhound Racetrack Meets Its DemiseTop Aide to Netanyahu Turns State Witness as Graft Cases MultiplyWhen Jokes Become a Crime: Free Speech Under Fire in LebanonAustralia Diary: ‘I Believe in Magic’