Denis Mukwege was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Nadia Murad, for his efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. Denis Mukwege Full name: Denis MukwegeBorn: 1 March 1955, Bukavu, Belgian Congo (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)Date awarded: 5 October 2018 The helper As…

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https://www.youtube.com/embed/xEOi6oVUDls Watch a video clip of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege, receiving their Nobel Prize medals and diplomas during the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Norway, 10 December 2018.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/xEOi6oVUDls Watch a video clip of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, receiving their Nobel Prize medals and diplomas during the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Norway, 10 December 2018.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/oi_bNlyuHuk Watch a video clip of the 2018 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Olga Tokarczuk, receiving her Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 December 2019.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/-1vuZ0V7Xb0 Watch a video clip of the 2018 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, James P. Allison, receiving his Nobel Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 December 2018.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/yyQ4oFjs7B4 Watch a video clip of the 2018 Laureate in Economic Sciences, William D. Nordhaus, receiving his Prize medal and diploma during the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony at the Concert Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, on 10 December 2018.