Peace prize due for Robinson

Mary Robinson has been chosen to receive UNESCO’s prestigious Felix Houphouet-Boigny peace prize for work in human rights.

Peace prize due for Robinson
Wed, 30 May, 2001 - 08:54

Mary Robinson has been chosen to receive UNESCO’s prestigious Felix Houphouet-Boigny peace prize for work in human rights.

The current United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights was selected by a jury headed by former United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, UNESCO said in a statement from its Paris headquarters.

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