Mairead Corrigan Maguire, second left, a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her work in Northern Ireland, meets Palestinian protesters during their weekly demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Nilin, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. Maguire said on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 that the United Nations should suspend or revoke Israel's membership. She is visiting the Palestinian territories to protest Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip. AP Photo logo AP Photo 12 months ago

Mairead Corrigan Maguire, second left, a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1976 for her work in Northern Ireland, meets Palestinian protesters during their weekly demonstration against Israel's separation barrier in the West Bank village of Nilin, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. Maguire said on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 that the United Nations should suspend or revoke Israel's membership. She is visiting the Palestinian territories to protest Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip.

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  1. Nobel peace laureate and co-founder of the 'Community of Peace People' Mairead Corrigan-Maguire addresses the 10th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates at the Rotes Rathaus (City Hall) in Berlin, on November 10, 2009. The two-day summit is attended by 22 Nobel Peace Laureates.

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  1. Nobel peace laureate and co-founder of the 'Community of Peace People' Mairead Corrigan-Maguire addresses the 10th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates at the Rotes Rathaus (City Hall) in Berlin, on November 10, 2009. The two-day summit is attended by 22 Nobel Peace Laureates.
  2. Nobel peace laureate and co-founder of the 'Community of Peace People' Mairead Corrigan-Maguire addresses the 10th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates at the Rotes Rathaus (City Hall) in Berlin, on November 10, 2009. The two-day summit is attended by 22 Nobel Peace Laureates.
  3. Nobel Peace laureates Jody Williams from the U.S., center, and Mairead Corrigan Maguire from Northern Ireland, right, are seen with a Myanmar activist Thin Thin Aung at a press conference in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. The Nobel laureates, who are in India at the invitation of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, spoke about the struggle for human rights in China and Myanmar and the 2010 national elections in Myanmar.
  4. Nobel Peace laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire from Northern Ireland speaks during at a press conference in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. Maguire, who are in India at the invitation of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, spoke about the struggle for human rights in China and Myanmar and the 2010 national elections in Myanmar.
  5. Noble Peace laureate Mairead Corrigan Maguire from Northern Ireland, right, speaks as fellow Nobel laureate Jody Williams from the U.S., drinks water during a press conference in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009. The Nobel laureates, who are in India at the invitation of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, spoke about the struggle for human rights in China and Myanmar and the 2010 national elections in Myanmar.
  6. Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, right, gestures as Mairead Corrigan Maguire, left, a Nobel Peace laureate from Northern Ireland, looks on, at the Tibetan Children's Village School in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. The Tibetan leader attended a felicitation in his honor by the Peace Jam, in company of three other Nobel Peace laureates Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi and Mairead Corrigan Maguire. PeaceJam is an international education program built around leading Nobel Peace Laureates who work with the youth.
  7. Nobel Peace Prize laureate from the U.S. Jody Williams, left, speaks to students, as Nobel Peace laureate from Northern Ireland Mairead Corrigan Maguire, right, looks on at the Tibetan Children's Village School in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. The two were brought together, along with a third Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi, to felicitate Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in a function organized by PeaceJam. PeaceJam is an international education program built around leading Nobel Peace Laureates who work with the youth.
  8. Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, left, greets Shirin Ebadi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate from Iran, at the Tibetan Children's Village School in Dharmsala, India, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009. The Tibetan leader attended a felicitation in his honor by the PeaceJam, in company of three other Nobel Peace laureates Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi and Mairead Corrigan Maguire. PeaceJam is an international education program built around leading Nobel Peace Laureates who work with the youth.
  9. Afghan opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah (R) shakes hands with United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon (C) as United Nation's special envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide (L, background) looks on prior to a meeting in Kabul on November 2, 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew into Kabul on November 2 to meet President Hamid Karzai over the Afghan election crisis with organisers to announce whether or not to scrap the poll after the only challenger pulled out. The surprise visit from Ban accompanied a diplomatic push to ensure the November 7 one-horse race does not take place, despite the initial insistence from some officials that it is too late to halt the process.
  10. Palestinian and UN vehicles take a flooded street following heavy rains in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on October 29, 2009. Hamas said it will ban the organisation of elections in its Gaza Strip stronghold after president Mahmud Abbas called for a vote in the Palestinian territories.
  11. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (2ndL), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR), Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier (R) and Secretary General of the French Delegates for the 64th Session of the General Assembly Philippe Thiebaud (L), at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  12. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2ndL) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (L), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR) and Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  13. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  14. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  15. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  16. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.

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