Le Duc Tho was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with Henry Kissinger, for negotiating a cease-fire in Vietnam in 1973. Le Duc Tho Full name: Le Duc ThoBorn: 14 October 1911, Nam Ha province, VietnamDied: 13 October 1990, Hanoi, VietnamDate awarded: 17 October 1973 The strategist who declined the Nobel Peace Prize Educated at…

ILO Director General David A. Morse receives the 1960 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the International Labour Organization from Mrs Aase Lionaes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, in the auditorium of the University of Oslo on 10 December 1961. ILO Director General David A. Morse receives the 1969 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf…

The International Labour Organization (ILO) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the creation of international conventions improving the working conditions and social rights of employees in every country. Full name: International Labour OrganizationNative name: International Labour OrganizationFounded: 1919, Geneva, SwitzerlandDate awarded: 20 October 1969 Social justice promotes peace Fifty years after its creation at the…

René Cassin. René Cassin at the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948.

René Cassin was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to the creation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. René Cassin Full name: René Samuel CassinBorn: 5 October 1887, Bayonne, FranceDied: 20 February 1976, Paris, FranceDate awarded: 9 October 1968 The father of the universal declaration of human rights As a young soldier,…

Telegram to UNICEF from the Nobel Committee about the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize, 25 October 1965.

UNICEF was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to provide humanitarian aid for children in need and promote children’s right to health, education and well-being. Full name: United Nations Children’s FundNative name: United Nations Children’s FundFounded: 1946, New York, NY, USADate awarded: 25 October 1965 From temporary to permanent The United Nations International Children’s…

Linus Pauling was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his fight against the nuclear arms race between East and West. Linus Pauling Full name: Linus Carl PaulingBorn: 28 February 1901, Portland, OR, USADied: 19 August 1994, Big Sur, CA, USADate awarded: 10 October 1963 Chemistry scientist and peace activist Linus Pauling is the only Nobel…

Charles G. Dawes did not deliver a Nobel Lecture.

Albert Lutuli was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent struggle against Apartheid in South Africa. Albert Lutuli Full name: Albert John LutuliBorn: 1898, Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)Died: 21 July 1967, Stanger, South AfricaDate awarded: 23 October 1961 Africa’s first Nobel Peace Prize laureate At the dawn of the 1960s, European colonial powers…