2022 Nobel Peace Prize

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The Nobel Peace Prize
"to the person (or group) who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."
Date7 October 2022
LocationOslo
CountryNorway
Presented byNorwegian Nobel Committee
Hosted byBerit Reiss-Andersen
Reward(s)9.0 million SEK
First awarded1901
Currently held byto be announced
Website2022 Nobel Peace Prize
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The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize is an award that will be announced in October 2022 by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo. According to the Nobel Committee, there are 343 candidates for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize out of which 251 are individuals and 92 are organizations. Becoming the second highest number recorded in history.[1]

Candidates

Nominations confirmed by the various News Agencies
Image Nominee Country Motivations Nominator(s) Source
David Attenborough (b. 1926)  United Kingdom "for their efforts to inform about, and protect, Earths natural diversity, a prerequisite for sustainable and peaceful societies" Une Aina Bastholm, leader of the Norwegian Green Party [2]
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) (founded in 2012)  United Nations
Pope Francis (b. 1936)  Vatican City "for his efforts to help solve the climate crisis as well as his work towards peace and reconciliation" Dag Inge Ulstein, Minister of International Development [3][4]
Simon Kofe (b. 1984)  Tuvalu "for his work in highlighting climate change issues" Guri Melby, leader of the Norwegian Liberal Party [5]
Masih Alinejad (b. 1976)  Iran "for her advocacy for women's rights in Iran" Erlend Wiborg, member of the Norwegian Progress Party [6]
World Health Organization (WHO) (founded in 1948)  United Nations "for its contributions to resolving global economic and health crisis amidst the COVID-19 pandemic." Henrik Urdal, director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo [7][8]
National Unity Government of Myanmar (formed in 2021)  Myanmar "for its non-violent struggle for democracy and strong opposition to military oppression" Ola Elvestuen, member of the Norwegian Liberal Party [9]
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (b. 1982)  Belarus "for her brave, tireless and peaceful work for democracy and freedom in her home country"
[7][5][10]
Julian Assange (b. 1971)  Australia "for their countless examples of courage exposing governments' illegal actions that caused millions of deaths – putting their own freedom and lives on the line"
[11][12]
Chelsea Manning (b. 1987)  United States
Edward Snowden (b. 1983)  United States
Black Lives Matter (founded in 2013)  United States "for their struggle against racism and racially motivated violence" Petter Eide, member of the Norwegian Socialist Left Party [13][10]
United World Colleges (founded in 1962)  United Kingdom "in recognition of its mission to ‘unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future" Alfred Bjørlo, member of the Norwegian Liberal Party [14]
Alexei Navalny (b. 1976)  Russia "for his campaign against the Kremlin" Peter Christian Frølich and Mathilde Tybring-Gjedde, members of the Norwegian Conservative Party [15]
File:Arcticcouncil.png Arctic Council (founded in 1996)  Norway "for its exceptional cooperation in international politics and for demonstrating the need for cooperation and trust between countries in a time where peace is threatened around Ukraine and other regions."
[16][10]
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (founded in 1949)  Belgium "for its actions to prevent further tensions from flaring between the West and Russia over Ukraine" Erlend Wiborg, member of the Norwegian Progress Party [10]
Greta Thunberg (b. 2003)  Sweden "for her tireless work to make politicians open their eyes to global climate crisis" [17]
Enes Kanter Freedom (b. 1992)  United States "for his work defending human rights, including his criticism of Chinese atrocities against the Uyghur and Tibetan peoples." [18]
Keith J. Krach (b. 1957)  United States "for developing the 'Trust Principle' doctrine as a peaceful alternative to authoritarian's 'power principle'" [19][20]
Opal Lee (b. 1926)  United States "in recognition of her work to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday and bring awareness to the contributions and struggles of African Americans in the United States, as well as her mission to create a more equitable society for humanity" 34 members of the United States Congress [21]

Prize committee

The members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee that are responsible for selecting the laureate in accordance with the will of Alfred Nobel is the same as last year:

References

  1. ^ "The Nobel Peace Prize 2022". NobelPrize.org. 28 February 2022. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Attenborough, WHO, Pope Francis among Nobel Peace Prize nominees".
  3. ^ "Attenborough, WHO, Pope Francis among Nobel Peace Prize nominees".
  4. ^ "Pope Francis should win this year's Nobel Peace Prize".
  5. ^ a b "These are the likely nominees for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize".
  6. ^ "Iran Human Rights Activist Masih Alinejad Among Nominees for Nobel Peace Prize". Kayhan Life. 1 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Attenborough, WHO, Pope Francis among Nobel Peace Prize nominees". Aljazeera. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  8. ^ "Nobel Peace Prize 2022: PRIO Director's Shortlist". PRIO.org. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Myanmar's National Unity govt nominated for Nobel Peace Prize". 2 February 2022.
  10. ^ a b c d Jonathan Williamson (1 February 2022). "Norwegian politicians and academics nominate an eclectic mix for 2022 Nobel Peace Prize". Norway Today. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Nomination of Julian Assange, Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize".
  12. ^ "Julian Assange nominated for Nobel Peace Prize as calls for his release grow louder".
  13. ^ Goillandeau, Martin; Elassar, Alaa (1 February 2022). "The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  14. ^ "Education movement nominated for Nobel Peace Prize".
  15. ^ "Nobel announcement draws mixed reactions from Russia, with frustration from Navalny supporters".
  16. ^ "The Arctic Council Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize". High North News. 2 February 2022.
  17. ^ "Who are the nominees for 2022 Nobel Peace Prize?".
  18. ^ "Enes Kanter Freedom nominated for Nobel Peace Prize". eurohoops.net. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  19. ^ "Purdue Institute Chair Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize".
  20. ^ "Keith Krach gets Nobel Peace Prize nomination for campaign against Chinese authoritarianism".
  21. ^ Oshin, Olafimihan (1 February 2022). "Lawmakers make case for Nobel Peace Prize to honor Opal Lee". The Hill. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
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