Nobel Prize

Excerpt from the Prize Award Ceremony and Banquet in Oslo The 1971 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Willy Brandt. The solemn Prize Award Ceremony took place on December 10 in the assembly hall of the University of Oslo. Their Majesties the King and Queen of Norway honored the ceremony with their presence. Mr. Willy…

Artist: Willibald Storn Calligrapher: Inger Magnus Book binder: Julius Johansen Photo reproduction: Thomas Widerberg

more

English © THE NOBEL FOUNDATION, STOCKHOLM, 2015 General permission is granted for the publication in newspapers in any language. Publication in periodicals or books, or in digital or electronic forms, otherwise than in summary requires the consent of the Foundation. On all publications in full or in major parts the above underlined copyright notice must…

Norwegian © THE NOBEL FOUNDATION, STOCKHOLM, 2015 General permission is granted for the publication in newspapers in any language. Publication in periodicals or books, or in digital or electronic forms, otherwise than in summary,requires the consent of the Foundation. On all publications in full or in major parts the above underlined copyright notice must be…

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, a committee of five, appointed by the Storting (the Norwegian parliament). Year Members/Substitutes Year of birth/death Political background 1901-1906 b. 1848 d. 1922 Liberal b. 1842 d. 1913 Liberal b.1832 d. 1910 Liberal b. 1827 d. 1906 Liberal b. 1848 d. 1931 Liberal Remarks:…

Kailash Satyarthi (born on January 11, 1954) is a human rights activist from India who has been at the forefront of the global movement to end child slavery and exploitation since 1980, when he gave up a lucrative career as an electrical engineer to initiate a crusade against child servitude. As a grass-roots activist, Kailash…

English (pdf, 291 kB) Nobel Lecture by Malala Yousafzai, Oslo, 10 December 2014. Bismillah hir rahman ir rahim. In the name of God, the most merciful, the most beneficent. Your Majesties, Your royal highnesses, distinguished members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Dear sisters and brothers, today is a day of great happiness…

English Nobel Lecture by Kailash Satyarthi, Oslo, 10 December 2014. Let Us March! (My dear children of the world …) Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, distinguished members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, dear brother Tom Harkin, brothers and sisters, and my dear daughter Malala. (From this podium of peace and humanity,…

Video “It Started, in a Way, on 7th December 2010 …” Kaci Kullmann Five, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, lectures about the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet, awarded the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize, 11 October 2015.