Nobel Prize

First reactions. Telephone interview, October 2024 “The dream came true!” The prize came as a big surprise, says Masako Wada, a representative from Nihon Hidankyo. In this interview shortly after learning about the prize, she shares her deep concerns on the world’s backlash on nuclear disarmament, not least after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “Rather…

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Announcement of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize by Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, on 11 October 2024. Production by NRK. Interview about the awarded work “The nuclear taboo is under pressure” After the announcement, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee was interviewed by Stig Arild Pettersen. Production by…

Norwegian Kunngjøring har bestemt at Nobels fredspris for 2024 skal tildeles den japanske organisasjonen Nihon Hidankyo. Denne folkelige bevegelsen av overlevende fra atomangrepene på Hiroshima og Nagasaki, også kalt Hibakusha, får prisen for sin innsats for en atomvåpenfri verden og for å vitne om hvorfor atomvåpen aldri må brukes igjen. Som et svar på atomangrepene…

The extraordinary efforts of Nihon Hidankyo and other representatives of the Hibakusha have contributed greatly to the establishment of a nuclear taboo.

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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its pioneering humanitarian work on several continents. Full name: Doctors Without BordersNative name: Médecins Sans FrontièresFounded: 1971, Paris, FranceDate awarded: 15 October 1999 Médecins Sans Frontières Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) is an independent, impartial emergency relief organisation founded in France in 1971. It insists…

David Trimble was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with John Hume, for his efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland. David Trimble Full name: David TrimbleBorn: 15 October 1944, Belfast, Northern IrelandDied: 25 July 2022, Belfast, Northern IrelandDate awarded: 16 October 1998 Protestant skilled at compromise David Trimble, leader of…

John Hume was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with David Trimble, for his efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland. John Hume Full name: John HumeBorn: 18 January 1937, Londonderry, Northern IrelandDied: 3 August 2020, Londonderry, Northern IrelandDate awarded: 16 October 1998 Civil rights advocate and European Parliament member During…