Prize awarder for the Nobel Peace Prize The Norwegian Nobel Committee is responsible for selecting the Nobel Peace Prize laureates. By the terms of  the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee since 1901. Alfred Nobel left no explanation as to why the prize for peace was to be awarded by a…

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The Nobel Peace Center is the museum about the Nobel Peace Prize. The permanent installations tell the story of Alfred Nobel and the Nobel Peace Prize laureates and their engaged and groundbreaking work. Located in the heart of Oslo, Norway, the Nobel Peace Center is a place where you can experience and learn about the…

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A nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize may be submitted by any person who meets the nomination criteria. A letter of invitation to submit is not required. The names of the nominees and other information about the nominations cannot be revealed until 50 years later. Nominations for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize The deadline for…

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The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by a committee of five, appointed by the Storting (the Norwegian parliament). The Norwegian Nobel Committee 2024 Members Jørgen Watne Frydnes (Chair) Asle Toje (Vice Chair) Anne Enger Kristin Clemet Gry Larsen Olav Njølstad (Secretary)Professor According to the rules laid down by the Storting, election to the committee is…

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Pragmatist by nature, disciplined, cosmopolitan, committed to his country, Juan Manuel Santos has been an effective leader throughout his life. He was effective when it was time to wage war against illegal armed groups and he was even more effective in seeking and obtaining, against all odds, a peace agreement with Latin America’s oldest and…

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Text taken from Wikipedia, 29 February 2016 In 2011, Tunisia was experiencing a revolution. In its wake, the stability and security of the country were considerably compromised. After the creation of the Assemblée nationale constituante (Constituent Assembly of Tunisia) of 2011, the writing of a new constitution proved difficult and the one-year deadline for its…

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The first Chinese citizen to receive a Nobel Prize, Liu Xiaobo is a poet and literary critic who has come to prominence over the last two decades as one of the most visible leaders of China’s pro-democracy movement. Currently serving an 11 year prison term, he is the third Nobel Peace Laureate to be under…

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Incumbent Presidents have quite frequently been recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. US Presidents and were Laureates while in office, as for instance, were Presidents of the USSR and of South Korea. There have also been current Prime Ministers ( of Israel) and Chancellors ( of the Federal Republic of Germany), but never before has…

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