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United Nations and the Nobel Peace Prize
In 60 years, the United Nations, its specialized agencies and staff were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize ten times. One agency, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees received the famous prize twice. Two Secretaries-General, Kofi Annan and Dag Hammarskjold were honoured as well by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for their work. The latest awardee, Mohamed ElBaradei declared upon learning that he was the 2005 recipient of the prize “I think the prize would strengthen my resolve and that of my colleagues to continue to speak the truth to power, to continue to speak our minds. We have no hidden agenda except to ensure that our world continues to be safe and humaneâ€.
- 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr
- 2005 International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei
- 2001 United Nations, Kofi Annan
- 1988 United Nations Peacekeeping Forces
- 1981 Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
- 1969 International Labour Organization
- 1965 United Nations Children's Fund
- 1961 Dag Hammarskjöld
- 1954 Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
- 1950 Ralph Bunche
