At its 116th plenary meeting, on 17 September 2018, the General Assembly, on the proposal of its President, decided, without setting a precedent, to invite the following speakers to make statements during the commemorative plenary meeting on 21 September 2018 to pay tribute to the late seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Kofi Annan: Mr. Ban Ki-moon, eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations; Ms. Mary Robinson, representative of the Elders; Mrs. Nane Annan, spouse; Mr. Iqbal Riza, former Under-Secretary-General and Chef de Cabinet; Ms. Anastasiya Delenda, former staff member of the Executive Office of the Secretary-General; and a family member of the late former Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, to speak on behalf of his children.
