Muhammad Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Grameen Bank, for his efforts through microcredit to create economic and social development from below. Muhammad Yunus. Full name: Muhammad YunusBorn: 28 June 1940, Chittagong, British India (now Bangladesh)Date awarded: 13 October 2006 Banker to the poor Professor Muhammad Yunus is from Bangladesh. During a 1974…

Grameen Bank was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Mohammad Yunus, for their efforts to create economic and social development from below. Full name: Grameen BankNative name: Grameen BankFounded: 1976, Dhaka, BangladeshDate awarded: 13 October 2006 The bank of the poor Grameen Bank (village bank) has millions of members in Bangladesh. The bank provides loans…

Mohamed ElBaradei was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for his efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way. Mohamed ElBaradei. Full name: Mohamed ElBaradeiBorn: 17 June 1942, Cairo, EgyptDate…

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Mohamed ElBaradei, for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way. Full name: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)Native name: International Atomic Energy…

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The United Nations was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Kofi Annan, for their work for a better organised and more peaceful world. Full name: United Nations (UN)Native name: United NationsFounded: 1945, New York, NY, USADate awarded: 12 October 2001 Promoting multilateralism and safeguarding world peace Throughout its history, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has supported…

Kofi Annan was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with the United Nations, for his work for a better organised and more peaceful world. Kofi Annan Full name: Kofi Atta AnnanBorn: 8 April 1938, Kumasi, Gold Coast (now Ghana)Died: 18 August 2018, Bern, SwitzerlandDate awarded: 12 October 2001 Africa’s most prominent diplomat In 2001, the centennial…

Kim Dae-jung was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea in particular. Kim Dae-jung Full name: Kim Dae-jungBorn: 3 December 1925, Mokpo, Korea (now South Korea)Died: 18 August 2009Date awarded: 13 October 2000…

From poetic prose that confronts historical traumas to achieving a world free of nuclear weapons. From predicting proteins’ complex structures to training artificial neural networks using physics. From microRNA to new insights into how institutions affect prosperity. The Nobel Prizes 2024 have awarded discoveries and achievements that have benefitted humankind in a myriad of ways.…

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…