The Nobel Peace Prize 2002

Jimmy Carter
“for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development”
During his time as President of the United States, Carter’s mediation was a vital contribution to the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt.
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The Nobel Peace Prize 2001

United Nations (U.N.) and Kofi Annan
“for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world”
While clearly underlining the U.N.’s traditional responsibility for peace and security, Annan also emphasized its obligations with regard to human rights.
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The Nobel Peace Prize 2000

Kim Dae-jung
“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”
Through his “sunshine policy”, Kim Dae-jung attempted to overcome more than fifty years of war and hostility between North and South Korea.
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1998

John Hume and David Trimble
“for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland”
Awarding the Nobel Prize to Hume and Trimble expressed the desire for lasting peace in Northern Ireland, and to provide inspiration for peaceful solutions to other religious, ethnic and national conflicts around the world.
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1996

Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo and José Ramos-Horta
“for their work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor”
Belo and Ramos-Horta sought diplomatic solutions to the conflict in East Timor based on the people’s right to self-determination.
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1994

Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin
“for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East”
Through the Oslo Accords Arafat, Peres and Rabin made substantial contributions to a process through which peace and cooperation could replace war and hate.
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1987

Oscar Arias Sánchez
“for his work for peace in Central America, efforts which led to the accord signed in Guatemala on August 7 this year”
As the main architect of the peace plan, President Arias made an outstanding contribution to the possible return of stability and peace to a region long torn by strife and civil war.
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1978

Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin
Sadat and Begin received the Peace Prize for their contribution to the two frame agreements on peace in the Middle East, and on peace between Egypt and Israel.
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1971

Willy Brandt
For decades, Brandt tirelessly sought peace in Eastern Europe.
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1961

Dag Hammarskjöld
Through his “method of quiet diplomacy”, Hammarskjöld placed great importance on the solution of disputes through the medium of private discussion between representatives of the individual countries.
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1957

Lester Bowles Pearson
In the 1950s, Pearson played a key role in most of the important conferences held for the solution of international problems.
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First published 10 October 2008.