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Annan hails Irish Republican Army announcement on disarmament

24 October 2001
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today welcomed the announcement by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) that it had begun disarmament.

Murder of journalist in Northern Ireland an attack on free speech: UN rights envoy

2 October 2001
A United Nations human rights envoy today expressed deep concern over the recent murder of a journalist in Northern Ireland, calling it "an attack on one of the fundamental principles of any democratic society: the freedom of the press."