Nobel Prize

Report of the Speech by Halvdan Koht, on December 10, 1921 Professor Koht made a long speech today on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Prize to Branting and Lange. He outlined their activities in the cause of peace, stressing Branting’s political work, starting with the Socialism which had made him a practical…

Presentation Speech by Egil Aarvik, Chairman of the The Nobel Peace Prize is one of six awards bearing the name Alfred Nobel that are presented today. Five of these awards are made in Stockholm, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the laureates who will be honoured in the…

English Presentation Speech by Professor Ole Danbolt Mjøs, Chairman of the , Oslo, December 10, 2005. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highness, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2005 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the International Atomic…

Presentation Speech by Professor Francis Sejersted of the , Oslo, December 10, 1999. Translation of the Norwegian text. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highness, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. Few aims can be more praiseworthy than to combat suffering: to help those in the most desperate situations, whatever their race and wherever they may be, to return…

Presentation Speech by Francis Sejersted, Chairman of the , on the occasion of the award of the Nobel Peace Prize for 1996, Oslo, December 10, 1996 Translation of the Norwegian text Your Majesties, Presidents, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, On behalf of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, may I extend to everyone a warm welcome to this…

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Following the announcement, Geir Lundestad, Secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, was interviewed by freelance journalist Øystein Heggen about the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureates.