 2024 Nobel Peace Prize | |
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 "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.". | |
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| Location | Oslo, Norway |
| Presented by | Norwegian Nobel Committee |
| Reward(s) | 9.0 million SEK |
| First awarded | 1901 |
| Website | Official website |
The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize is an international peace prize established according to Alfred Nobel's will[1] that will be announced in October 2024 by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo, Norway, and awarded on 10 December 2024.
Candidates
Though nominations are strictly kept a secret, several Norwegian parliamentarians and other academics are privileged to publicly announce their preferred candidates simply to raise publicity both for the nominee and the nominator.
Qualified nominators
According to the statutes of the Nobel Foundation, a nomination is considered valid if it is submitted by a person or a group of people within these categories:[2]
- 1. Members of national assemblies and national governments (cabinet members/ministers) of sovereign states as well as current heads of states;
- 2. Members of The International Court of Justice and The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague;
- 3. Members of Institut de Droit International;
- 4. Members of the international board of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom;
- 5. University professors, professors emeriti and associate professors of history, social sciences, law, philosophy, theology, and religion; university rectors and university directors (or their equivalents);
- 6. Directors of peace research institutes and foreign policy institutes;
- 6. Persons who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize;
- 7. Members of the main board of directors or its equivalent of organizations that have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize;
- 8. Current and former members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee (proposals by current members of the Committee to be submitted no later than at the first meeting of the Committee after 1 February);
- 9. Former advisers to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
| Nominee | Country/ Headquarters | Motivations | Nominator(s) | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals | ||||
| Yasmina Cánovas (born ?) |
 Spain |
"for helping the people of Sierra Leone and fighting against the barbarism in which they lived." |
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[3][4] |
| Pemi Fortuny (born 1969) |
Spain | |||
| Ilham Tohti (born 1969) |
 China |
"for his role as 'the true symbol of the Uyghur people's fight for freedom' under Chinese rule in Xinjiang." |
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[5] |
| Organizations | ||||
| Belarusian organization "Our House" (founded in 2002) |
 Belarus |
"for their unwavering dedication in advocating for the right to conscientious objection to military service and promoting human rights and peace in their respective countries." | International Peace Bureau | [6] |
| Russian Movement of Conscientious Objectors (founded in 2014) |
 Russia | |||
| Ukrainian Pacifist Movement (founded in 2019) |
 Ukraine | |||
| Women Wage Peace (founded in 2014) |
 Israel |
"for building peaceful connections between Palestinian and Israeli communities despite incredible obstacles." | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | [7] |
| Women of the Sun (founded in 2021) |
 Palestine | |||
| EcoPeace (founded in 1994) |
Israel |
"bringing communities together to build peace in the Middle East with a special focus on the role of women and climate justice." | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | [7] |
| Palestine | ||||
 Jordan | ||||
Notes
- ↑ Can, Cogolati and Frangville nominated Ilham Tohti together with 177 ministers, parliamentarians, university rectors and professors from countries including Canada, Japan, Rwanda, Australia, Paraguay, Turkey and France.
Prize committee
The following members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee are responsible for the selection of the Nobel laureate(s) in accordance with the will of Alfred Nobel:
- Berit Reiss-Andersen (chair, born 1954), advocate (barrister) and former President of the Norwegian Bar Association, former state secretary for the Minister of Justice and the Police (representing the Labour Party). Member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee since 2012, reappointed for the period 2018–2023.
- Asle Toje (vice chair, born 1974), foreign policy scholar. Appointed for the period 2018–2023.
- Anne Enger (born 1949), former Leader of the Centre Party and Minister of Culture. Member since 2018, reappointed for the period 2021–2026.
- Kristin Clemet (born 1957), former Minister of Government Administration and Labour and Minister of Education and Research. Appointed for the period 2021–2026.
- Jørgen Watne Frydnes (born 1984), former board member of Médecins Sans Frontières Norway, board member of the Norwegian Helsinki Committee. Appointed for the period 2021–2026.
References
- ↑ "Alfred Nobel will". Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ↑ Nomination and selection of Nobel Peace Prize laureates nobelprize.org
- ↑ Ricard Vinyals (13 November 2023). "La vendrellenca Yasmina Cánovas, candidata al Premi Nobel de la Pau per partida doble". el 3 de vuxit (in Catalan). Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ↑ "Yasmina Cánovas i Pemi Fortuny ens expliquen la doble nominació al Premi Nobel de la Pau 2024". Corporació Catalan de Mitjans Audiovisuals (in Catalan). 6 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ↑ Nur'iman Abdureshid (11 December 2023). "Jailed Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti nominated for Nobel Peace Prize". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ↑ "The International Peace Bureau (IPB) Has Announced its Intention to Nominate Three Remarkable Organizations with a Focus on the Right to Conscientious Objection for the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize". International Peace Bureau. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- 1 2 "Israeli, Palestinian women sister orgs. nominated for Nobel Peace Prize". The Jerusalem Post. 23 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
External links
- The Nobel Peace Prize nobelpeaceprize.org
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