Prize announcement
Announcement of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, presented by Kaci Kullmann Five, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, on 7 October 2016.
“We want to honor him, make a tribute to the very important work he has been doing”.
Following the announcement, Kaci Kullmann Five, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, and Olav Njølstad, Secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee and Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, were interviewed about the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. Interviewer was Geir Helljesen, freelance journalist.
Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 12 laureates' work and discoveries range from proteins' structures and machine learning to fighting for a world free of nuclear weapons.
See them all presented here.
