Nobel Peace Prize

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The Nobel Prize for "PEACE" has been awarded 104 times to 141 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2023, 111 individuals and 30 organisations. Since the International Committee of the Red Cross has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize three times (in 1917, 1944 and 1963), and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize two times (in 1954 and 1981), there are 27 individual organisations which have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Click on the links to get more information.

Sl	Name	Country	Year	Awarded For
142	Nihon Hidankyo	Japan	2024	"For demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again"
141	Narges Mohammadi	Iran	2023	"for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all"
140	Memorial	Russia	2022	"The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy."
139	Centre for Civil Liberties	Ukraine	2022	"The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy."
138	Ales Bialiatski	Belarus	2022	"The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy."
137	Maria Ressa	Philippines	2021	"for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace."
136	Dmitry Muratov	Russia	2021	"for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace."
135	World Food Programme	United Nations	2020	"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."
134	Abiy Ahmed	Ethiopia	2019	"for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighbouring Eritrea."
133	Nadia Murad	Iraq	2018	"for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict."
132	Denis Mukwege	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2018	"for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict."
131	International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons	Switzerland	2017	"for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons."
130	Juan Manuel Santos	Colombia	2016	"for his resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end."
129	Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet	Tunisia	2015	"for its decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011."
128	Malala Yousafzai	Pakistan	2014	"for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education."
127	Kailash Satyarthi	India	2014	"for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education."
126	Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	Netherlands	2013	"for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons."
125	European Union	European Union	2012	"for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe."
124	Tawakkul Karman	Yemen	2011	"for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work."
123	Leymah Gbowee	Liberia	2011	"for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work."
122	Ellen Johnson Sirleaf	Liberia	2011	"for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work."
121	Liu Xiaobo	China	2010	"for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China."
120	Barack Obama	United States	2009	"for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."
119	Martti Ahtisaari	Finland	2008	"for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts."
118	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change	United Nations	2007	"for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change."
117	Al Gore	United States	2007	"for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change."
116	Muhammad Yunus	Bangladesh	2006	"for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
115	Grameen Bank	Bangladesh	2006	"for their efforts to create economic and social development from below."
114	Mohamed ElBaradei	Egypt	2005	"for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way."
113	International Atomic Energy Agency	United Nations	2005	"for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way."
112	Wangari Muta Maathai	Kenya	2004	"for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace."
111	Shirin Ebadi	Iran	2003	"for her efforts for democracy and human rights. She has focused especially on the rights of women and children."
110	Jimmy Carter	United States	2002	"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."
109	United Nations	United Nations	2001	"for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world."
108	Kofi Annan	Ghana	2001	"for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world."
107	Kim Dae-jung	South Korea	2000	"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."
106	Médecins Sans Frontières	Switzerland	1999	"in recognition of the organization's pioneering humanitarian work on several continents."
105	John Hume	Ireland	1998	"for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland."
104	David Trimble	United Kingdom	1998	"for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland."
103	Jody Williams	United States	1997	"for their work for the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines."
102	International Campaign to Ban Landmines	Switzerland	1997	"for their work for the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines."
101	José Ramos-Horta	East Timor	1996	"for their work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor."
100	Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo	East Timor	1996	"for their work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor."
99	Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs	Canada	1995	"for their efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and, in the longer run, to eliminate such arms."
98	Joseph Rotblat	Poland	1995	"for their efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and, in the longer run, to eliminate such arms."
97	Yitzhak Rabin	Israel	1994	"for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East."
96	Yasser Arafat	Palestine	1994	"for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East."
95	Shimon Peres	Israel	1994	"for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East."
94	Nelson Mandela	South Africa	1993	"for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa."
93	Frederik Willem de Klerk	South Africa	1993	"for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa."
92	Rigoberta Menchu	Guatemala	1992	"for her struggle for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples."
91	Aung San Suu Kyi	Burma	1991	"for her non-violent struggle for democracy and human rights."
90	Mikhail Gorbachev	Soviet Union	1990	"for the leading role he played in the radical changes in East-West relations."
89	Tenzin Gyatso	India	1989	"for advocating peaceful solutions based upon tolerance and mutual respect in order to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of his people."
88	United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces	United Nations	1988	"for preventing armed clashes and creating conditions for negotiations."
87	Óscar Arias	Costa Rica	1987	"for his work for lasting peace in Central America."
86	Elie Wiesel	United States (born in Romania)	1986	"for being a messenger to mankind: his message is one of peace, atonement and dignity."
85	International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War	United States	1985	"for spreading authoritative information and by creating awareness of the catastrophic consequences of nuclear war."
84	Desmond Tutu	South Africa	1984	"for his role as a unifying leader figure in the non-violent campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa"
83	Lech Wa??sa	Poland	1983	"for non-violent struggle for free trade unions and human rights in Poland."
82	Alva Myrdal	Sweden	1982	"for their work for disarmament and nuclear and weapon-free zones."
81	Alfonso García Robles	Mexico	1982	"for their work for disarmament and nuclear and weapon-free zones."
80	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	United Nations	1981	"for promoting the fundamental rights of refugees."
79	Adolfo Pérez Esquivel	Argentina	1980	"for being a source of inspiration to repressed people, especially in Latin America."[76][8]
78	Mother Teresa	India	1979	"for her work for bringing help to suffering humanity."
77	Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat	Egypt	1978	"for jointly having negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel in 1978."
76	Menachem Begin	Israel	1978	"for jointly having negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel in 1978."
75	Amnesty International	United Kingdom	1977	"for worldwide respect for human rights."
74	Mairead Corrigan	United Kingdom	1976	"for the courageous efforts in founding a movement to put an end to the violent conflict in Northern Ireland."
73	Betty Williams	United Kingdom	1976	"for the courageous efforts in founding a movement to put an end to the violent conflict in Northern Ireland."
72	Andrei Sakharov	Soviet Union	1975	"for his struggle for human rights in the Soviet Union, for disarmament and cooperation between all nations."
71	Seán MacBride	Ireland	1974	"for his efforts to secure and develop human rights throughout the world"
70	Eisaku Sat?	Japan	1974	"for his contribution to stabilize conditions in the Pacific rim area and for signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty."
69	Lê ??c Th?	North Vietnam	1973	"for jointly having negotiated a cease fire in Vietnam in 1973."
68	Henry Kissinger	United States	1973	"for jointly having negotiated a cease fire in Vietnam in 1973."
67	Willy Brandt	West Germany	1971	"for paving the way for a meaningful dialogue between East and West."
66	Norman Ernest Borlaug	United States	1970	"for having given a well-founded hope - the green revolution."
65	International Labour Organization	United Nations	1969	"for creating international legislation insuring certain norms for working conditions in every country."
64	René Cassin	France	1968	"for his struggle to ensure the rights of man as stipulated in the UN Declaration."
63	United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)	United Nations	1965	"for its effort to enhance solidarity between nations and reduce the difference between rich and poor states."
62	Martin Luther King Jr.	United States	1964	"for his non-violent struggle for civil rights for the Afro-American population."
61	League of Red Cross Societies	Switzerland	1963	"for promoting the principles of the Geneva Convention and cooperation with the UN."
60	International Committee of the Red Cross	Switzerland	1963	"for promoting the principles of the Geneva Convention and cooperation with the UN."
59	Linus Pauling	United States	1962	"for his fight against the nuclear arms race between East and West."
58	Dag Hammarskjöld	Sweden	1961	"for developing the UN into an effective and constructive international organization, capable of giving life to the principles and aims expressed in the UN Charter."
57	Albert Lutuli	South Africa	1960	"for his non-violent struggle against apartheid."
56	Philip Noel-Baker	United Kingdom	1959	"for his longstanding contribution to the cause of disarmament and peace."
55	Dominique Pire	Belgium	1958	"for his efforts to help refugees to leave their camps and return to a life of freedom and dignity."
54	Lester Bowles Pearson	Canada	1957	"for his crucial contribution to the deployment of a United Nations Emergency Force in the wake of the Suez Crisis."
53	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	United Nations	1954	"for its efforts to heal the wounds of war by providing help and protection to refugees all over the world."
52	George Catlett Marshall Jr.	United States	1953	"for proposing and supervising the plan for the economic recovery of Europe."
51	Albert Schweitzer	France	1952	"for his altruism, reverence for life, and tireless humanitarian work which has helped making the idea of brotherhood between men and nations a living one."
50	Leon Jouhaux	France	1951	"for having devoted his life to the fight against war through the promotion of social justice and brotherhood among men and nations."
49	Ralph Bunche	United States	1950	"for his work as mediator in Palestine in 1948-1949."
48	Lord Boyd-Orr	United Kingdom	1949	"for his lifelong effort to conquer hunger and want, thereby helping to remove a major cause of military conflict and war."
47	American Friends Service Committee	United Kingdom	1947	"for their pioneering work in the international peace movement and compassionate effort to relieve human suffering, thereby promoting the fraternity between nations."
46	Friends Service Council	United States	1947	"for their pioneering work in the international peace movement and compassionate effort to relieve human suffering, thereby promoting the fraternity between nations."
45	John Raleigh Mott	United States	1946	"for his contribution to the creation of a peace-promoting religious brotherhood across national boundaries."
44	Emily Greene Balch	United States	1946	"for her lifelong work for the cause of peace"
43	Cordell Hull	United States	1945	"for his indefatigable work for international understanding and his pivotal role in establishing the United Nations."
42	International Committee of the Red Cross	Switzerland	1944	"for the great work it has performed during the war on behalf of humanity."
41	Nansen International Office for Refugees	League of Nations	1938	"for having carried on the work of Fridtjof Nansen to the benefit of refugees across Europe."
40	The Viscount Cecil of Chelwood	United Kingdom	1937	"for his tireless effort in support of the League of Nations, disarmament and peace."
39	Carlos Saavedra Lamas	Argentina	1936	"for his role as father of the Argentine Antiwar Pact of 1933, which he also used as a means to mediate peace between Paraguay and Bolivia in 1935."
38	Carl von Ossietzky	Germany	1935	"for his burning love for freedom of thought and expression and his valuable contribution to the cause of peace."
37	Arthur Henderson	United Kingdom	1934	"for his untiring struggle and his courageous efforts as Chairman of the League of Nations Disarmament Conference 1931-34."
36	Sir Norman Angell	United Kingdom	1933	"for having exposed by his pen the illusion of war and presented a convincing plea for international cooperation and peace."
35	Nicholas Murray Butler	United States	1931	"for their assiduous effort to revive the ideal of peace and to rekindle the spirit of peace in their own nation and in the whole of mankind."[8][34]
34	Jane Addams	United States	1931	"for their assiduous effort to revive the ideal of peace and to rekindle the spirit of peace in their own nation and in the whole of mankind."
33	Nathan Söderblom	Sweden	1930	"for promoting Christian unity and helping create 'that new attitude of mind which is necessary if peace between nations is to become reality'."
32	Frank Billings Kellogg	United States	1929	"for his crucial role in bringing about the Kellogg-Briand Pact."
31	Ludwig Quidde	Germany	1927	"for their contribution to the emergence in France and Germany of a public opinion which favours peaceful international cooperation."
30	Ferdinand Buisson	France	1927	"for their contribution to the emergence in France and Germany of a public opinion which favours peaceful international cooperation."
29	Gustav Stresemann	Germany	1926	"for their crucial role in bringing about the Locarno Treaty."
28	Aristide Briand	France	1926	"for their crucial role in bringing about the Locarno Treaty."
27	Charles Gates Dawes	United States	1925	"for his crucial role in bringing about the Dawes Plan."
26	Sir Austen Chamberlain	United Kingdom	1925	"for his crucial role in bringing about the Locarno Treaty."
25	Fridtjof Nansen	Norway	1922	"for his leading role in the repatriation of prisoners of war, in international relief work and as the League of Nations' High Commissioner for refugees."
24	Hjalmar Branting	Sweden	1921	"for their lifelong contributions to the cause of peace and organized internationalism."[8][26]
23	Christian Lange	Norway	1921	"for their lifelong contributions to the cause of peace and organized internationalism."
22	Léon Bourgeois	France	1920	"for his longstanding contribution to the cause of peace and justice and his prominent role in the establishment of the League of Nations."
21	Woodrow Wilson	United States	1919	"for his role as founder of the League of Nations."
20	International Committee of the Red Cross	Switzerland	1917	"for the efforts to take care of wounded soldiers and prisoners of war and their families."
19	Henri La Fontaine	Belgium	1913	"for his unparalleled contribution to the organization of peaceful internationalism."
18	Elihu Root	United States	1912	"for bringing about better understanding between the countries of North and South America and initiating important arbitration agreements between the United States and other countries."
17	Tobias Asser	Netherlands	1911	"for his role as co-founder of the Institut de droit international, initiator of the Conferences on International Private Law (Conférences de Droit international privé) at the Hague, and pioneer in the field of international legal relations"
16	Alfred Fried	Austria-Hungary	1911	"for his effort to expose and fight what he considers to be the main cause of war, namely, the anarchy in international relations."
15	Permanent International Peace Bureau	Switzerland	1910	"for acting as a link between the peace societies of the various countries, and helping them to organize the world rallies of the international peace movement."
14	Paul Henri d'Estournelles de Constant	France	1909	"for their prominent position in the international movement for peace and arbitration."
13	Auguste Beernaert	Belgium	1909	"for their prominent position in the international movement for peace and arbitration."
12	Klas Pontus Arnoldson	Sweden	1908	"for their long time work for the cause of peace as politicians, peace society leaders, orators and authors."
11	Fredrik Bajer	Denmark	1908	"for their long time work for the cause of peace as politicians, peace society leaders, orators and authors."
10	Louis Renault	France	1907	"for his decisive influence upon the conduct and outcome of the Hague and Geneva Conferences."
9	Ernesto Teodoro Moneta	Italy	1907	"for his work in the press and in peace meetings, both public and private, for an understanding between France and Italy"
8	Theodore Roosevelt	United States	1906	"for his role in bringing to an end the bloody war recently waged between two of the world's great powers, Japan and Russia."
7	Bertha von Suttner	Austria-Hungary	1905	"for her audacity to oppose the horrors of war."
6	Institute of International Law	Belgium	1904	"for its striving in public law to develop peaceful ties between nations and to make the laws of war more humane."
5	William Randal Cremer	United Kingdom	1903	"for his longstanding and devoted effort in favour of the ideas of peace and arbitration."
4	Elie Ducommun	Switzerland	1902	"for his untiring and skilful directorship of the Bern Peace Bureau"
3	Charles Albert Gobat	Switzerland	1902	"for his eminently practical administration of the Inter-Parliamentary Union."
2	Henry Dunant	Switzerland	1901	"for his humanitarian efforts to help wounded soldiers and create international understanding"
1	Frederic Passy	France	1901	"for his lifelong work for international peace conferences, diplomacy and arbitration."