ADVISORY/Experts Available To Comment on Peace Prize for Annan and U.N.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 2001 TOPIC: The 2001 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded jointly to the United Nations and its Secretary-General, 63-year-old Kofi Annan. In its announcement, the Nobel Committee cited the organization's work to build peace world wide, according to a story by CNN. In addition, the committee said Ghanan Annan brought "new life" to the organization since he took the reigns in 1997, stressing human rights and battles against international terrorism and AIDS. This is the second time in the 100-year history of the awards that a U.N. secretary general has won, with Dag Hammarskjold awarded the prize posthumously in 1961, the story says. Edward A. Kolodziej is Research Professor of Political Science at the University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
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