Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman, for her non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Full name: Ellen Johnson SirleafBorn: 29 October 1938, Monrovia, LiberiaDate awarded: 7 October 2011 Pioneering president Ellen Johnson…

Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China. Liu Xiaobo Full name: Liu XiaoboBorn: 28 December 1955, Changchun, ChinaDied: 13 July 2017, Shenyang, ChinaDate awarded: 8 October 2010 For people’s rights Liu Xiaobo was a Chinese literature critic, author, university lecturer and human rights…

Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. Barack H. Obama. Full name: Barack Hussein ObamaBorn: 4 August 1961, Honolulu, HI, USADate awarded: 9 October 2009 Trust in change Barack Hussein Obama was born in Hawaii, on 4 August, 1961. His mother was from…

The Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Al Gore, for their efforts to disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. Full name: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)Native Name: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…

Al Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC), for his efforts to disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. Al Gore. Full name: Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr.Born: 31 March 1948, Washington,…

Mohammad Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Grameen Bank, for his efforts through microcredit to create economic and social development from below. Muhammad Yunus. Full name: Muhammad YunusBorn: 28 June 1940, Chittagong, British India (now Bangladesh)Date awarded: 13 October 2006 Banker to the poor Professor Muhammad Yunus is from Bangladesh. During a 1974…

Grameen Bank was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Mohammad Yunus, for their efforts to create economic and social development from below. Full name: Grameen BankNative name: Grameen BankFounded: 1976, Dhaka, BangladeshDate awarded: 13 October 2006 The bank of the poor Grameen Bank (village bank) has millions of members in Bangladesh. The bank provides loans…

Mohamed ElBaradei was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way. Mohamed ElBaradei. Full name: Mohamed ElBaradeiBorn: 17 June 1942, Cairo, EgyptDate…

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Mohamed ElBaradei, for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way. Full name: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)Native name: International Atomic Energy…

The United Nations was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Kofi Annan, for their work for a better organised and more peaceful world. Full name: United Nations (UN)Native name: United NationsFounded: 1945, New York, NY, USADate awarded: 12 October 2001 Promoting multilateralism and safeguarding world peace Throughout its history, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has supported…