Emily Greene Balch was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her lifelong work for the cause of peace. She shared the prize with John Raleigh Mott. Emily Greene Balch Full name: Emily Greene BalchBorn: 8 January 1867, Jamaica Plain, MA (now Boston, MA), USADied: 9 January 1961, Cambridge, MA, USADate awarded: 14 November 1946 Radical peace…

Cordell Hull was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his pivotal role in establishing the United Nations. Cordell Hull. Name: Cordell HullBorn: 2 October 1871, Olympus, TN, USADied: 23 July 1955, Bethesda, MD, USADate awarded: 12 November 1945 Father of the United Nations After the liberation in 1945, the Norwegian Nobel Committee wished to show…

The League of Red Cross Societies was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with the International Committee of the Red Cross, for promoting the principles of the Geneva Convention and cooperation with the . Full name: League of Red Cross SocietiesNative name: Ligue des Sociétés de la Croix-RougeFounded: 1919, Paris, FranceDate awarded: 10 October 1963 International…

The International Committee of the Red Cross was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with the League of Red Cross Societies, for promoting the principles of the Geneva Convention and cooperation with the . Full name: International Committee of the Red CrossNative name: Comité international de la Croix RougeFounded: 1863, in Geneva, SwitzerlandDate awarded: 10 October…

Shirin Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts for democracy and human rights, especially for the rights of women and children. Shirin Ebadi Full name: Shirin EbadiBorn: 21 June 1947, Hamadan, IranDate awarded: 10 October 2003 The first woman Muslim peace laureate Shirin Ebadi was one of Iran’s first female judges. Dismissed from…

The International Committee of the Red Cross was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for the great work it performed on behalf of humanity during World War II. Full name: International Committee of the Red CrossNative name: Comité international de la Croix RougeFounded: 1863, in Geneva, SwitzerlandDate awarded: 12 November 1945 The white buses The International Committee…

The Nansen International Office for Refugees was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for having carried on the relief work of Fridtjof Nansen to the benefit of refugees across Europe. Full name: Nansen International Office for RefugeesNative name: Office international Nansen pour les RéfugiésFounded: 1921, in Geneva, SwitzerlandDate awarded: 17 November 1938 The Legacy of Fridtjof Nansen…

Willy Brand was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to achieve reconciliation between West Germany and the countries of Eastern Europe. Willy Brandt Full name: Willy BrandtBorn: 18 December 1913, Lübeck, GermanyDied: 8 October 1992, Unkel, GermanyDate awarded: 21 October 1971 European bridge-builder A socialist, Willy Brandt started to take part in illegal…

Wangari Maathai was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace. Wangari Maathai Full name: Wangari Muta MaathaiBorn: 1 April 1940, Nyeri, KenyaDied: 25 September 2011, Nairobi, KenyaDate awarded: 8 October 2004 Peace prize for environmental sustainability Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace…

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2023 was awarded to Narges Mohammadi for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all. Narges Mohammadi Full name: Narges MohammadiBorn: 21 April 1972, Zanjan, IranDate awarded: 6 October 2023 Women’s rights advocate and freedom fighter For many…