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…

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Announcement of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize by Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, on 11 October 2024. Production by NRK. Interview about the awarded work “The nuclear taboo is under pressure” After the announcement, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee was interviewed by Stig Arild Pettersen. Production by…

Norwegian Kunngjøring har bestemt at Nobels fredspris for 2024 skal tildeles den japanske organisasjonen Nihon Hidankyo. Denne folkelige bevegelsen av overlevende fra atomangrepene på Hiroshima og Nagasaki, også kalt Hibakusha, får prisen for sin innsats for en atomvåpenfri verden og for å vitne om hvorfor atomvåpen aldri må brukes igjen. Som et svar på atomangrepene…

The extraordinary efforts of Nihon Hidankyo and other representatives of the Hibakusha have contributed greatly to the establishment of a nuclear taboo.

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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…