 ጋናዊው ዲፕሎማት እና የተባበሩት መንግሥታት ድርጅት ዋና ጸሐፊ "በተሻለ ለተቀናጀች እና ሰላማዊ ለኾነች ዓለም ተግባራቸው" ከድርጅታቸው ጋር ለዓለም የኖቤል ሽልማት በቅተዋል።
The Ghanaian diplomat, and one of the United Nations' most high-profile and well-respected former Secretary-Generals was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize along with the UN, "for their work for a better organised and more peaceful world."