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WEBThe Nobel Peace Prize is awarded on the day of Alfred Nobel’s death, the 10th of December, a time-honored tradition since 1901. During the Nobel days in December a number of events mark the occasion.
About the Nobel Peace Prize
WEBSince World War II, the Peace Prize has principally been awarded to honour efforts in four main areas: arms control and disarmament, peace negotiation, democracy and human rights, and work aimed at creating a better organized and more peaceful world.
History - Nobel Peace Prize
WEBHistory. The Nobel Peace Prize and the other Nobel Prizes were established by the Swedish inventor and businessman Alfred Nobel through his last will. When the Swedish businessman Alfred Nobel passed away in 1896, he left behind what was then one of the world’s largest private fortunes.
Nobel Peace Prize
WEBNobel Peace Prize. Read more about the history, the events and the laureates, and find information about the nomination process.
Laureates - Nobel Peace Prize
WEBAles Bialiatski , Memorial and Center for Civil Liberties. Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.
The Nobel Peace Prize 2021
WEBOct 8, 2021 · The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.
Nomination - Nobel Peace Prize
WEBThe Norwegian Nobel Institute has registered a total of 286 candidates for this year's peace prize, of which 197 are individuals and 89 are organisations. For comparison, the Nobel Institute received 351 valid nominations last year, …
Nobel Peace Prize for 2022
WEBOct 7, 2022 · By awarding the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 to Ales Bialiatski, Memorial and the Center for Civil Liberties, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wishes to honour three outstanding champions of human rights, democracy and peaceful co-existence in the neighbour countries Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.
Women laureates - Nobel Peace Prize
WEBOnly 19 women have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize – compared to 92 men. By 1970, the Nobel Peace Prize had almost exclusively been the preserve of highly educated white men from Europe and the United States. Until then, only three women had won the peace prize: Austrian Bertha von Suttner in 1905 and the two Americans Jane Addams …
Alfred Nobel - Nobel Peace Prize
WEBAlfred Nobel patented the nitroglycerine-based explosive dynamite in 1867. In the following year, he received an honorary award from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for "important inventions for the practical use of mankind". He was extremely proud of …