New Delhi, Nov 20: The United Nations and its Secretary General Kofi Annan have been jointly awarded the 2003 International Indira Gandhi prize for peace, disarmament and development. This was announced here by K Natwar Singh, vice chairman of the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust.

The award for 2002 was presented yesterday by President A P J Abdul Kalam to former Commonwealth Secretary General Sir Shridath Ramphal at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Bureau Report