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Martti Ahtisaari at the United Nations (file photo)

Ban delighted Nobel Peace Prize awarded to “long-standing” ally for peace

10 October 2008
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today hailed the award of the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize to former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, the fourth time in eight years an official of the United Nations or agency associated with the world body has received the honour.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate wins plaudits for microfinance work from senior UN officials

17 November 2006
The work of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, the microfinance banker and economist Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh, offers rich and poor people one of the most simple and yet powerful ideas for development, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Mark Malloch Brown said today.

Annan hails new Nobel Peace Prize laureates for championing the poor

13 October 2006
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today hailed the award of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to microfinance economist Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank of Bangladesh as a victory for efforts to help to “break the vicious circle of poverty” and set or low-income families on the path to prosperity.
IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei

Mohamed ElBaradei says Nobel Prize boosts IAEA's resolve on hard road ahead

7 October 2005
United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohamed ElBaradei today said receiving the Nobel Peace Prize along with his agency "strengthens our resolve at a time when we have a hard road ahead of us" in leading the global struggle against nuclear proliferation.

International community needs to heal divisions, says Annan

10 November 2004
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today the international community needs to heal its divisions and engage in a constructive debate about how to build a collective system of security, forge global partnership for development, and promote greater tolerance and understanding among the peoples of the world.

Nobel Peace Laureates should participate in debate about UN and global reform: Annan

28 November 2003
The Nobel Peace Prize laureates have a role to play in the current debate about reform to the United Nations and the international system, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.

Annan, senior UN officials congratulate 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner

10 October 2003
Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi, the first Muslim woman to win the prize, is a courageous champion of human rights and known for her conviction that human rights are fully compatible with Islam, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.

UN Assembly paves way for $1 million Nobel memorial fund for fallen staff

29 May 2003
The United Nations General Assembly today cleared the way for the full $1 million amount of the world body’s 2001 Nobel Peace Prize award to benefit a memorial fund created to support education for children of UN staff members who lost their lives in the service of peace.

Nations working together can make difference, Annan tells Nobel Prize forums

14 February 2003
Nations working together "can make a difference" in overcoming the challenges facing the world, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today in a message to a Nobel Peace Prize forum in the United States.

Multilateralism faces crucial test at present, Annan tells Nobel Laureates meeting

18 October 2002
The present international environment is presenting a crucial test to the principle of multilateralism, and the commitment of all States to join forces in pursuit of common aims, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today in a message to Nobel Laureates meeting in Rome.