{"id":451087,"date":"2017-12-31T10:04:31","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T10:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/31\/stop-consuming-worlds-resources-like-there-is-no-tomorrow-kofi-annan\/"},"modified":"2017-12-31T10:04:31","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T10:04:31","slug":"stop-consuming-worlds-resources-like-there-is-no-tomorrow-kofi-annan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/31\/stop-consuming-worlds-resources-like-there-is-no-tomorrow-kofi-annan\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop &#8216;consuming World\u2019s resources like there is no tomorrow&#8217; \u2013 Kofi Annan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Sunday, 31 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>classfmonline.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-31<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/60778855.295.jpg\" alt=\"Kofi Annan Aus\" title=\"Kofi Annan Aus\" width=\"295\" height=\"184\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Kofi Annan, Former UN Secretary-General<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1514714671_825_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is calling for collaborative efforts to curb excessive use of resources to the detriment of others as it could have a disastrous impact on the world and human life.<\/p>\n<p>The Founder of the Kofi Annan Foundation says he is hopeful for an international community of people working together to create a fairer and more peaceful world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m working to create a world that is stable, that is peaceful; where we as human beings realise that we cannot consume the resources of the world, the way we are doing, as if there is no tomorrow,\u201d he noted in a short video posted on his Facebook wall regarding the need to put in measures to forestall preventable world disasters.<\/p>\n<p>For him, \u201cit\u2019s going to be a disaster for our children and our grandchildren\u201d if nothing is done about the rate of depletion of the world\u2019s resources and preservation of the earth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe farmer knows instinctively that if you take something from the earth today you have to put something back to be able to return to harvest tomorrow. Somehow, when we move to the city we lose that instinct. We need to create a world that is equitable, that is stable and a world where we bear in mind the needs of others and not only what we need immediately,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Founder of the Kofi Annan Foundation is, therefore, appealing for partnerships with civil society, philanthropists and well-meaning people to solve the dire needs of individuals to avert bigger challenges.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fkofiannanofficial%2Fvideos%2F10155766513116043%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 33 updated by: 33 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Sunday, 31 December 2017 Source: classfmonline.com 2017-12-31 play videoKofi Annan, Former UN Secretary-General Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is calling for collaborative efforts to curb excessive use of resources to the detriment of others as it could have a disastrous impact on the world and human life. 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