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United Nations and Kofi Annan Share Nobel Peace Prize

12 October 2001

The United Nations and Secretary-General Kofi Annan jointly won the centenary Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for working for human rights and to defuse global conflicts. The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised the 189-nation group and 63-year-old Kofi Annan for working for peace throughout the world.

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