Nobel Prize

Norwegian Nobel Lecture, Oslo, 10. desember, 2006. Deres Majesteter, Deres Kongelige Høyheter, ærede medlemmer av den norske Nobelkomiteen, Eksellenser, Mine damer og herrer, Jeg er sammen med Grameen Bank svært beæret over å motta denne meget prestisjefylte prisen. Vi er begeistret og overveldet over å ha blitt vist en slik ære. Helt siden det ble…

Nobel Lecture, Oslo, December 10, 2004 Your Majesties Your Royal Highnesses Honourable Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Excellencies Ladies and Gentlemen I stand before you and the world humbled by this recognition and uplifted by the honour of being the 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate. As the first African woman to receive…

Kofi Annan giving his Nobel Prize lecture © Pressens Bild AB. Photo: Heiko Junge Nobel Lecture, Oslo, December 10, 2001 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, in Afghanistan, a girl will be born. Her mother will hold her and feed her, comfort her and care…

Kim Dae Jung gives his Nobel Lecture. © Pressens Bild AB 2000, SE-112 88 Stockholm, Sweden, telephone: +46 (0)8 738 38 00. Photo: Lise Aserud Nobel Lecture, Oslo, December 10, 2000 Your Majesty, Your Royal Highnesses, Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, Human rights and peace have a sacred ground in…

David Trimble delivering his Nobel Peace Prize lecture. © Knudsens fotosenter/Dextra Photo, Norsk Teknisk Museum. Nobel Lecture, Oslo, December 10, 1998 Your Majesties, Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. The Nobel Prize for peace normally goes to named persons. This year the persons named are John Hume and myself, two politicians…

John Hume delivering his Nobel Peace Prize lecture. © Knudsens fotosenter/Dextra Photo, Norsk Teknisk Museum. Nobel Lecture, Oslo, December 10, 1998 Your Majesties, Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. I would like to begin by expressing my deep appreciation and gratitude to the Nobel committee for bestowing this honour on me…

English Acceptance and Nobel Lecture, December 10, 1992 (Translation) Your Majesties, the King and Queen of Norway,The Honorable Members of the Nobel Peace Committee,Your Excellency, the Prime Minister,Your Excellencies, Members of the Government and the Diplomatic Corps,Dear Guatemalan countrymen and women,Ladies and Gentlemen, I feel a deep emotion and pride for the honor of having…

Spanish Acceptance and Nobel Lecture, December 10, 1992 (in Spanish) Honorables señores del Comité Nobel de la Paz,Sus majestades los Reyes de Noruega,Excelentísima señora Primer Ministro,Excelentísimos miembros de gobiernos y del Cuerpo Diplomático,Apreciables compatriotas guatemaltecos,Señoras y señores. Me llena de emoción y orgullo la distinción que se me hace al otorgarme el Premio Nobel de…

Russian

Nobel Lecture, January 9, 1989 by Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I should like first of all, to once again thank the Norwegian Nobel Committee for the award they have made to the United Nations Peacekeeping Operations. Their decision has been acclaimed all over the world. I take this…