The international campaign  to Abolish Nuclear Weapons  (ICAN) is a coalition of non-governmental organizations in one hundred countries promoting adherence to and implementation of the nuclear weapon ban treaty. This landmark global agreement was adopted in New York on 7 July 2017. ICAN began in Australia and was formally launched in Austria in April 2007.…

“Forging A Durable Peace in the Horn of Africa” https://www.youtube.com/embed/jESA8MLAuCw Abiy Ahmed Ali delivered his Nobel Lecture on 10 December 2019 at the Oslo City Hall, Norway. English Nobel Lecture by Abiy Ahmed Ali, Oslo, 10 December 2019. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Fellow Ethiopians, Fellow Africans, Citizens…

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vhj3N9HHj8 Announcement of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, presented by Berit Reiss-Andersen, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, on 11 October 2019. Interview about the awarded work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBQ29rktclY “We identify this as the most significant contribution to peace in the last year” Immediately after the announcement, Berit Reiss-Andersen,…

The call from Oslo, October 2019 https://youtu.be/_D2E3yxeUtg “I was so humbled and thrilled when I just heard the news” Listen to the call between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and Olav Njølstad, Secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, recorded shortly after the public announcement of the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. Telephone interview, October 2019…

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English Announcement has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea. The prize is also meant to recognise all the stakeholders working for…

Norwegian Kunngjøring har bestemt at Nobels Fredspris for 2019 skal gå til Etiopias statsminister Abiy Ahmed Ali for hans innsats for fred og mellomstatlig samarbeid, og da særlig for hans avgjørende initiativ for å løse grensekonflikten med nabolandet Eritrea. Prisen er også en anerkjennelse til alle krefter som arbeider for fred og forsoning i Etiopia…

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