Nobel Prize

The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons. Full name: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)Native name: Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)Founded: 1997Date awarded: 11 October 2013 A world without chemical weapons The OPCW was awarded…

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Production: NRK (Norsk Rikskringkasting AS) Watch the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony from the Oslo City Hall, Norway, 10 December 2024.

Tawakkol Karman was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Leymah Gbowee, for her non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work. Tawakkol Karman Full name: Tawakkol KarmanBorn: 7 February 1979, Ta’izz, YemenDate awarded: 7 October 2011 Regime critic and champion of democracy…

Production: NRK (Norsk Rikskringkasting AS) Watch the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony from the Oslo City Hall, Norway, 10 December 2023.

Leymah Gbowee was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Tawakkol Karman, for her non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work. Leymah Gbowee Full name: Leymah GboweeBorn: 1 February 1972, Monrovia, LiberiaDate awarded: 7 October 2011 Unified Christians and Muslims against the…

Watch a video clip of the representatives of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nihon Hidankyo receiving the Nobel Peace Prize medal and diploma during the award ceremony at Oslo City Hall, Norway, 10 December 2024. Nihon Hidankyo was represented by the co-chairs of Nihon Hidankyo Mr Terumi Tanaka, Mr Shigemitsu Tanaka and Mr Toshiyuki…

Nuclear warheads are threatening life on Earth as we know it. Just one of them could kill hundreds of thousands of people with lasting humanitarian and environmental consequences. A number of Nobel Prize laureates have been lauded for their opposition to the deadly arsenals that jeopardise our very existence. Terumi Tanaka, representing Nihon Hidankyo, delivering…