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Release Date: January 27, 2005
Statement in Support of Kofi Annan
On its centennial anniversary, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the
United Nations and its Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize,
"for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world." The committee stated that Secretary-General Annan himself "has been pre-eminent in bringing new life to the organization. " We express our deepest respect and support for Kofi Annan and the values he has embraced in his lifetime of work for peace and security.
Indeed, Kofi has devoted his career to peace and to championing a life of dignity and security for every human being. In the years he has held the position of Secretary-General, he has distinguished himself by bringing the world community together after the terrorist attacks on September 11th and pursuing a stronger counter-terrorism role for the UN. His personal commitment to combating HIV/AIDS led him to establish the Global AIDS Fund. He has inspired governments around the world to accept as a priority achieving the Millennium Development Goals, aimed at freeing the world's poor from the dehumanizing conditions of poverty. He has never failed to take a critical look at the UN to examine its weaknesses and recommend improvements; these efforts include the Brahimi report on UN peacekeeping missions and the latest High Level Panel report proposing bold recommendations for strengthening collective responses to new
threats to global security.
We commend Secretary-General Kofi Annan for effectively leveraging his moral authority, independence, and wisdom to elevate the United Nations to meet its highest principles.
Nobel Laureates in Support of Statement on Kofi Annan
1. George Akerlof, Economics 2001
2. Amnesty International, Peace 1977
3. David Baltimore, Medicine/Physiology 1975
4. Georg J. Bednorz, Physics 1987
5. Baruj Benacerraf, Medicine/Physiology 1980
6. Gunter Blobel, Medicine/Physiology 1999
7. Nicolaas Bloembergen, Physics 1981
8. Jimmy Carter, Peace 2002
9. Thomas R. Cech, Chemistry 1989
10. John W. Cornforth, Chemistry 1975
11. Elias James Corey, Chemistry 1990
12. Mairead Corrigan Maguire, Peace 1977
13. Paul Crutzen, Chemistry 1995
14. Jean Dausset, Medicine/Physiology 1980
15. F.W. de Klerk, Peace 1993
16. Christian de Duve, Medicine/Physiology 1974
17. Peter C. Doherty, Medicine/Physiology 1996
18. Manfred Eigen, Chemistry 1967
19. Richard R. Ernst, Chemistry 1991
20. Val L. Fitch, Physics 1980
21. Jerome Friedman, Physics 1990
22. Donald A. Glaser, Physics 1960
23. Mikhail Gorbachev, Peace 1990
24. Nadine Gordimer, Literature 1991
25. Gunter Grass, Literature 1999
26. Paul Greengard, Medicine/Physiology 2000
27. Roger Guillemin, Medicine/Physiology 1977
28. Herbert A. Hauptman, Chemistry 1985
29. Seamus Heaney, Literature 1995
30. Dudley Herschbach, Chemistry 1986
31. Roald Hoffman, Chemistry 1981
32. Robert Huber, Chemistry 1988
33. John Hume, Peace 1998
34. François Jacob, Medicine/Physiology 1965
35. Jerome Karl, Chemistry 1985
36. Kim Dae-Jung, Peace 2000
37. Lawrence Klein, Economics 1980
38. Klaus von Klitzing, Physics 1985
39. Yuan T. Lee, Chemistry 1986
40. Jean-Marie Lehn, Chemistry 1987
41. Rita Levi-Montalcini, Medicine/Physiology 1986
42. Wangari Maathai, Peace 2004
43. Simon van der Meer, Physics 1984
44. Robert C. Merton, Economics 1997
45. Toni Morrison, Literature 1993
46. Erwin Neher, Medicine/Physiology 1991
47. George E. Palade, Medicine/Physiology 1974
48. John Polyani, Chemistry 1986
49. Norman F. Ramsey, Physics 1989
50. Burton Richter, Physics 1976
51. Richard J. Roberts, Medicine/Physiology 1993
52. Heinrich Rohrer, Physics 1986
53. Joseph Rotblat, Peace 1995
54. F. Sherwood Rowland, Chemistry 1995
55. Paul Samuelson, Economics 1970
56. Oscar Arias Sánchez, Peace 1987
57. Amartya Sen, Economics 1998
58. Robert Solow, Economics 1987
59. Jack Steinberger, Physics 1988
60. Joseph E. Stiglitz, Economics 2001
61. John E. Sulston, Medicine/Physiology 2002
62. Charles H. Townes, Physics 1964
63. Desmond Tutu, Peace 1984
64. Harold E. Varmus, Medicine/Physiology 1989
65. Eric Wieschaus, Medicine/Physiology 1995
66. Elie Wiesel, Peace 1986
67. Torsten N. Wiesel, Medicine/Physiology 1981
68. Betty Williams, Peace 1977
69. Jody Williams, Peace 1997
70. Robert W. Wilson, Physics 1978
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