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Toshiyuki Mimaki said nuclear weapons should be abolished

Japanese anti-nuclear group wins Nobel Peace Prize

Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha, has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

World • 11 Oct 24

Narges Mohammadi wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize

Narges Mohammadi, a jailed Iranian women's rights advocate, has won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize.

World • 06 Oct 23

Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski founder of the organisation Viasna, receiving the Right Livelihood award at a digital award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden in 2020

Russian court orders seizure of Nobel winner's office

A Russian court has ordered the seizure of Memorial's Moscow headquarters, in a ruling delivered hours after the rights group was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

World • 07 Oct 22

Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov were rewarded for their 'courageous fight for freedom of expression'

Journalists Ressa and Muratov win Nobel Peace Prize

Journalists Maria Ressa, from the Philippines, and Russian Dmitry Muratov have won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.

World • 08 Oct 21

Stacey Abrams is credited with boosting voter turnout in the US election

Stacey Abrams nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

US voting rights activist and Democratic Party politician Stacey Abrams has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote non-violent change via the ballot box, a Norwegian lawmaker said today.

US • 01 Feb 21

WFP said millions are on the brink of starvation around the world

Nobel-winning WFP says 270m people face starvation

Around 270 million people worldwide stand on the brink of starvation, the head of the United Nations' World Food Programme said as he received the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the organisation.

World • 10 Dec 20

The WFP was honoured for 'its efforts to combat hunger', such as here in Madagascar

UN World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize

The World Food Programme has won the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in conflict areas.

World • 09 Oct 20

The medals are made from gold which has been responsibly mined in Columbia and Peru

Nobel Peace Prize medal on display at Dublin coin fair

A Nobel Peace Prize medal is on display in Dublin this weekend at an International Coin Fair in Dublin.

Dublin • 22 Feb 20

At 43, Abiy Ahmed is the youngest head of government in Africa

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed wins Nobel Peace Prize

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his peacemaking efforts with Eritrea.

World • 11 Oct 19

Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad were recognised for the work in fighting sexual violence

Nobel honour for pair fighting sexual violence in war

A Congolese doctor and a Yazidi campaigner have won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their work in fighting sexual violence in conflicts around the world.

World • 05 Oct 18

ICAN activists protest at a US military base near Alice Springs, Central Australia

Anti-nuclear campaign wins Nobel Peace Prize

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

Europe • 06 Oct 17

Juan Manuel Santos has promised to revive to peace plan

Colombian president wins Nobel Peace Prize

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize, in a surprise after Colombians voted "No" to an agreement he signed with Marxist rebels to end 52 years of war.

News • 07 Oct 16

Kailash Satyarthi is a noted anti-child labour activist

Malala dedicates Nobel Peace Prize to 'voiceless'

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has said she is "honoured" to be the first Pakistani and the youngest person to be given the award, and dedicated it to the "voiceless".

News • 10 Oct 14

The prize was awarded to former British foreign secretary Arthur Henderson in 1934

Thieves steal 1934 Nobel Peace Prize

Police in northern England say thieves have stolen a gold Nobel Peace Prize awarded in the 1930s.

News • 03 Apr 13

Taoiseach Enda Kenny joined around 20 other EU leaders in Oslo for the awards ceremony

EU awarded Nobel Peace Prize at Oslo ceremony

The European Union has been officially awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Norway.

News • 10 Dec 12

Around 50 organisations held a torch-lit march on the eve of the award

Up to 1,000 protest over EU Nobel peace prize win

Around a 1,000 members of left-wing and human rights groups marched in Oslo to protest against the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union.

News • 09 Dec 12

Enda Kenny will attend the prize giving ceremony as part of an EU delegation

Taoiseach to attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremony

Taoiseach Enda Kenny will travel to Norway as part of the EU delegation to collect the Nobel Peace Prize, according to a Government official.

News • 06 Dec 12

EU announces trio to collect Nobel Peace Prize

Almost a week after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the European Union has finally decided who will collect the award.

News • 17 Oct 12

Morale boost for EU as it wins Nobel Peace Prize

The European Union has won the Nobel Peace Prize for its historic role in uniting the continent in an award meant as a morale boost for the bloc as it struggles to resolve its debt crisis.

Business • 12 Oct 12