2020 Nobel Peace Prize

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Nobel prize medal.svg 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
World Food Programme (WFP)
World Food Programme Logo Simple.svg
"for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict."
Date
Location Oslo, Norway
Presented by Norwegian Nobel Committee
Reward(s)10.0 million SEK
First awarded1901
Website Official website
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The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Programme (founded in 1961) by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The announcement was made on Friday 9 October at 11:00 CEST. [1]

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Candidates

There were 318 candidates for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize (211 individuals and 107 organizations), which is the fourth largest number in the history of the prize. [2] However, the Norwegian Nobel Committee does not reveal the names of nominators nor of the nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize before 50 years have passed. Full professors in relevant academic fields and national-level politicians in any country may propose candidates, and it does not require an invitation to submit a nomination; sometimes nominators make their proposals public, but the committee does not verify nominations. [3] [4]

Nominations confirmed by the various News Agencies
NomineeCountryMotivationsNominator(s)Source
Individuals
Loujain al-Hathloul (b. 1989)Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia "for her peaceful struggle for the equal rights of women in Saudi Arabia"8 members of U.S. House of Representatives [5] [6]
Jacinda Ardern (b. 1980)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand "for her quick response to tackle the situation after the Christchurch terror attack" [7] [8]
Julian Assange (b. 1971)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia "for having exposed the architecture of abuse and war and fortified the architecture of peace despite the risks and sacrifices"17 members of the German Parliament [9] [10]
Chelsea Manning (b. 1987)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Edward Snowden (b. 1983)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Leila de Lima (b. 1959)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines "for her campaign against extrajudicial killings and stand against dictatorial regimes" Hakima El Haite (b. 1963) [11]
Maggie Gobran (b. 1949)Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt "in recognition of her constant commitment and dedication to serving illiterate and poor women throughout Egypt" Garnett Genuis (b. 1987) [12] [13]
Nicolò Govoni (b. 1993)Flag of Italy.svg  Italy "for dedicating his life to the support and protection of children's rights"Sara Conti (b. 1979) [14] [15]
Greta Thunberg (b. 2003)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden "[with FFM] for their tireless work to make politicians open their eyes to global climate crisis"
 [16]
Organizations
Arctic Council
(founded in 1996)		Flag of Norway.svg  Norway "for leading intergovernmental forums for cooperation, coordination and interaction among the countries on common Arctic issues" [17]
Fridays for Future Movement
(founded in 2018)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden "[with Thunberg] for their tireless work to make politicians open their eyes to global climate crisis"
 [16]
People of Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong "for the community's fight for freedom of speech and basic democracy" Guri Melby (b. 1981) [18]
International Space Station (ISS)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Europe.svg  Europe
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 		"for space-faring nations' multinational effort to work together in a focused peaceful enterprise to design, launch, assemble, and operate an outpost for humans at the edge of space" Kårstein Eidem Løvaas (b. 1967) [19]
World Health Organization (WHO)
(founded in 1948)		Flag of the United States.svg  United States "for its efforts to address the global COVID-19 pandemic" [20]

Nobel Committee

Tasked with reviewing nominations from September of the previous year through 1 February and ultimately selecting the Prize winners, [21] The Norwegian Parliament-appointed members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee at the time of the 2020 prize were listed as: [22]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Nomination and selection of Peace Prize Laureates". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Nominasjon, Norwegian Nobel Committee
  4. ↑ Kriterier for forslagsstillere, Norwegian Nobel Committee
  5. ↑ "Saudi Arabia: Members of U.S. House of Representatives Nominate Loujain Alhathloul for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize". Freedom Now . 31 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. ↑ Rayhan Uddin (8 October 2020). "Nobel Peace Prize 2020: The Middle East names and stories to look out for". Middle East Eye . Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Jacinda Ardern tipped to win Nobel Peace Prize despite competition from Thunberg, Trump". The New Zealand Herald . 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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  11. ↑ "LI President nominates Senator Leila de Lima for the Nobel Peace Prize". Liberal International . 7 April 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  12. ↑ Mira Maged (14 February 2020). "Egypt's Mama Maggie nominated for 2020 Nobel Prize". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  13. ↑ Shaker, Nada (5 March 2020). "Egypt's Coptic philanthropist nominated for Nobel Prize" . Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  14. ↑ Editorial Staff (17 February 2020). "Volontariato, il fondatore di una ONG è candidato al Premio Nobel per la Pace 2020". La Repubblica (in Italian).
  15. ↑ Pozzi, Giulia (28 April 2020). "La scuola (da Nobel) di Nicolò Govoni «Siamo pronti a ripartire»". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
  16. 1 2 Moore, Mark (3 February 2020). "Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize". New York Post . Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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  18. ↑ "Norwegian lawmaker nominates Hongkongers for 2020 Nobel Peace Prize to rally international support for city's anti-government protesters". South China Morning Post . 16 October 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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  21. ↑ "News Navigator: Why is the Nobel Peace Prize awarded in Norway?". Mainichi Daily News. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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