Nobel Prize

Kailash Satyarthi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Malala Yousafzai, for his struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education. Kailash Satyarthi Full name: Kailash SatyarthiBorn: 11 January 1954, Vidisha, IndiaDate awarded: 10 October 2014 The children’s rights activist For decades India’s Kailash…

Desmond Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role as a unifying leader figure in the non-violent campaign against Apartheid in South Africa. Desmond Tutu Full name: Desmond Mpilo TutuBorn: 7 October 1931, Klerksdorp, South AfricaDied: 26 December 2021, Cape Town, South AfricaDate awarded: 5 October 2018 Non-violent opposition to racism The brutal…

Alfonso García Robles was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Alva Myrdal, for their work for disarmament and nuclear-weapon-free zones. Alfonso García Robles Full name: Alfonso García RoblesBorn: 20 March 1911, Zamora, MexicoDied: 2 September 1991, Mexico City, MexicoDate awarded: 13 October 1982 A denuclearised zone in Latin America After graduating from the Hague…

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for promoting the fundamental rights of refugees. Full name: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesNative name: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesFounded: 14 December 1950, Geneva, SwitzerlandDate awarded: 14 October 1981 Awarded the…

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…

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to promote fundamental human rights by non-violent means. Adolfo Pérez Esquivel Full name: Adolfo Pérez EsquivelBorn: 26 November 1931, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDate awarded: 27 October 1980 He lit a candle of hope The 1976 military coup in Argentina marked the beginning of five…

Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to bring help to suffering humanity. Mother Teresa Full name: Mother TeresaBorn: 26 August 1910, Uskup, Ottoman Empire (now Skopje, North Macedonia)Died: 5 September 1997, Calcutta, IndiaDate awarded: 27 October 1979 Dedicating her life to the poor At the age of twelve, Agnes Gonxha…

Menachem Begin was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Mohammad Anwar Al-Sadat, for negotiating a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel in 1978. Menachem Begin Full name: Menachem BeginBorn: 16 August 1913, Brest Litovsk, Russian Empire (now Belarus)Died: 9 March 1992, Tel Aviv, IsraelDate awarded: 27 October 1978 Seeking peace with Egypt In 1973,…

Mohammad Anwar al-Sadat was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Menachem Begin, for negotiating a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel in 1978. Anwar al-Sadat Full name: Mohamed Anwar al-SadatBorn: 25 December 1918, Mit Abu al-Kawm, EgyptDied: 6 October 1981, Cairo, EgyptDate awarded: 27 October 1978 Seeking peace with Israel In 1967, Israel seised…

Betty Williams was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Mairead Corrigan, for campaigning against the conflict between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. Betty Williams Full name: Elizabeth WilliamsBorn: 22 May 1943, Belfast, Northern IrelandDied: 17 March 2020, Belfast, Northern IrelandDate awarded: 10 October 1977 Building peace from the bottom up In 1976 three…