Nomination archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1945
Number:9 - 2
 
Nominee 1:
Name: The International Committee of the Red Cross
Profession:NGO aimed at aiding victims of war and ensuring observance of humanitarian law
City:Geneva
Country:SWITZERLAND (CH)
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1917
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1963
 
Nominee 2:
Name: The Swedish Committee of the Red Cross
Profession:National branch of the International Committee of the Red Cross
City:Stockholm
Country:SWEDEN (SE)
 
Motivation:The Red Cross was nominated for its efforts to further solidarity, brotherhood and humanity through its work for injured soldiers and prisoners of war.
 
Nominator:
Name:Birger Ekeberg
Gender:M
Profession:Member of the Permanent Court of International Justice
City:Stockholm
Country:SWEDEN (SE)
 
Comments: The nominations made in 1944 and 1945 were valid for the reserved prize for 1944 and for the 1945 peace prize. Jean Henri Dunant, cowinner of the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, was the founder of the Red Cross. The nominator suggested that the International Committee of the Red Cross was awarded the reserved prize for 1944, and that the Swedish Committee of the Red Cross was awarded the prize for 1945.