SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TO INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO BAN LANDMINES IS 'WELL DESERVED HONOUR'

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SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE TO INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO BAN LANDMINES IS 'WELL DESERVED HONOUR'

The following message was issued today by Secretary-General Kofi Annan:

I was really delighted by the announcement today to award the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.

This well-deserved honour is a victory for every child and mother and for all those vulnerable people who have been killed or maimed by these silent weapons. It also shows that when civil society and non-governmental organizations come together and work with governments, a lot can happen in a relatively short time.

I urge all Governments to sign on to the anti-landmine convention.

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