Al Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with the Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC), for his efforts to disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change. Al Gore. Full name: Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr.Born: 31 March 1948, Washington,…

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…

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…

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…