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:Their Islands Are Being Eroded. So Are Their Human Rights, They Say.Their Islands Are Being Eroded. So Are Their Human Rights, They Say.Kyrgyzstan Dispatch: A Mennonite Town in Muslim Central Asia Holds On Against the OddsSilver King, Mexican Wrestler, Dies in Ring During Lucha Libre MatchDefiance and Arrests at Cuba’s Gay Pride ParadeGunmen Kill at Least 6 in Church Attack in Burkina Faso