Seán MacBride Peace Prize

INTERNATIONAL PEACE BUREAU

Seán MacBride Peace Prize

The International Peace Bureau (IPB; French: Bureau international de la paix), founded in 1891, is one of the world's oldest international peace federations. The organisation was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1910 for acting "as a link between the peace societies of the various countries". In 1913, Henri La Fontaine was also awarded the Prize "[For his work as] head of the International Peace Bureau". As of 2012, eleven other Nobel Peace Prize laureates have been members of the IPB. Its membership consists of 300 organizations in 70 countries. IPB's headquarters are located in Berlin, Germany, with offices in Barcelona, Spain, and Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to 2017, the headquarters were in Geneva. Its main programmes are the Global Campaign on Military Spending (GCOMS) and disarmament for sustainable development, which focuses both on nuclear and conventional weapons, as well as biological weapons, landmines, and small arms. IPB holds Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and associate status with the United Nations Department of Global Communications. IPB was founded under the name Permanent International Peace Bureau (Bureau International Permanent de la Paix). From 1912 onward it used the name International Peace Bureau. Between 1946 and 1961, it was known under the name International Liaison Committee of Organizations for Peace – ILCOP (Comité de liaison international des organisations de paix – CLIOP).

Sl	Name	Country	Year	Awarded For
47	Our House	Ukraine	2023	dedicated to defending human rights, particularly focusing on vulnerable groups, such as women and children.
46	Movement of Conscientious Objectors	Russia	2023	For young individuals in legally avoiding conscription into the military.
45	Ukrainian Pacifist Movement	Belarus	2023	For peaceful protests against conscription in Kyiv, is a non-governmental, non-profit, and nonpartisan organization.
44	Tore Nærland	Noway	2023	for peace through his initiative “Bike for Peace,” embodies the transformative power of personal dedication to peace.
43	Fred Lubang	Philippines	2022	For his unflagging work and commitment towards peacebuilding, disarmament and non-violence, especially in the face of ongoing wars.
42	Yurii Sheliazhenko	Ukraine	2022	Activist from Ukraine for their work towards peace, women's and human rights – showing us what commitment and bravery looks like in the face of unjust war.
41	Asya Maruket	Russia	2022	Activist from Russia for their work towards peace, women's and human rights – showing us what commitment and bravery looks like in the face of unjust war.
40	Hiroshi "Taka" Takakusaki	Japan	2022	For his lifelong dedication to a just peace, the abolition of nuclear weapons and social justice, as well as his care and unstinting support for the Hibakusha.
39	Assistant Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP)	Burma	2021	For their dedication, courage and diligence ensuring that every life taken by military during the country's struggle to return the power to the right hands is properly documented – in the face of threats due to the military coup in Myanmar in February 2021.
38	Alexander Kmentt	Australia	2021	For his dedication towards disarmament and the elimination of nuclear weapons, bringing these issues to the highest level of government and imploring decision makers to take notice and action and being one of the key architects to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
37	Black Lives Matter	United States	2020	For its ‘leading roles in building resistance to and transforming local policies against systemic police violence and extrajudicial murders of Black people across the United States.’
36	Elayne Whyte Gómez	United States	2019	For "her invaluable contribution to the completion of the historic Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons."
35	Bruce Kent	United Kingdom	2019	An "internationally known peace activist and a 'real peace hero' who, even in his 90th year, remains an active campaigner and organizer for peace and human rights."
34	Douglas Roche	Canada	2018	For his "tireless efforts to promote international peace and disarmament."
33	Helena Maleno	Spain	2018	For her "efforts to save hundreds of lives in the Mediterranean Sea, and her strong commitment to defending human rights;"
32	Association For Historical Dialogue and Research and Home for Cooperation	Cyprus	2018	For its "efforts and promotion of [a] Culture of Peace and as well as the peace building activities;"
31	Jeremy Corbyn	United Kingdom	2017	For his "sustained and powerful political work for disarmament and peace."
30	Noam Chomsky	United States	2017	For his "tireless commitment to peace, his strong critiques to U.S. foreign policy, and his anti-imperialism;"
29	All Okinawa Council Against Henoko New Base	Japan	2017	For "its unflagging commitment to close the Futemna Marine Air Base, and for its nonviolent opposition to the construction of a massive new air, land and sea base in Henoko;"
28	Colin Archer (IPB Secretary-General )	United Kingdom	2016	For 26 years "in the service of peace and of the IPB community."
27	The People and the Island Communities of Lampedusa, Italy and Jeju Island, South Korea	Italy/South Korea	2015	For showing "a profound commitment to peace and social justice."
26	The People and Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands	Marshall Islands	2014	For "courageously taking the nine nuclear weapons-possessing countries to the International Court of Justice to enforce compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty and international customary law."
25	Chelsea Manning	United States	2013	For her "courageous actions in revealing information about US war crimes."
24	Nawal El Saadawi	Egypt	2012	For showing "great courage and ... substantial contributions to what is known as the Arab Spring."
23	Lina Ben Mhenni	Tunisia	2012	For showing "great courage and ... substantial contributions to what is known as the Arab Spring."
22	Dr. Peter Becker	Germany	2011	For his work with the German section of the International Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms (IALANA).
21	Hanaa Edwar	Iraq	2011	For "her contribution to the advancement of democracy and human rights, as well as her firm stand against violence and war;"
20	Binalakshmi Nepram	India	2010	For "her extraordinary efforts to promote disarmament and an end to gun violence in India."
19	Betty Reardon	Colombo	2009	For "her contribution to peace education and to the wider peace movement."
18	Jacqueline Cabasso	United States	2008	For "her years of outstanding work with NGOs and initiatives toward peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons."
17	Jayantha Dhanapala	Sri Lanka	2007	For "his dedication to the cause of disarmament and his initiatives towards creating the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapons Free Zone."
16	Iccho Itoh (Mayors for Peace)	Japan	2006	For "its achievements in arousing international public demand for the abolition of nuclear weapons and lasting world peace."
15	Tadatoshi Akiba (Mayors for Peace)	Japan	2006	For "its achievements in arousing international public demand for the abolition of nuclear weapons and lasting world peace."
14	Leaders of the Geneva Initiative on the Middle East	Switzerland	2004
13	Nihon Hidanky?	Japan	2003	Survivors of the A bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. They have devoted the rest of their lives to the elimination of nuclear weapons.
12	Barbara Lee	United States	2002	For "her sole vote against the bombing of Afghanistan."
11	Rosalie Bertell	United States	2001	For "her lifelong engagement to the cause of peace and for her deep concern for the well-being of peoples all over the planet.
10	Achin Vanaik	Switzerland	2000	For being at the "forefront of the international campaign against the nuclearisation of South Asia."
9	Praful Bidwai	India	2000	For being at the "forefront of the international campaign against the nuclearisation of South Asia."
8	Barbara Gladysch	South Africa	1999	For her "extraordinary and year-long commitment to disarmament and practical solidarity with victims of wars and disasters."
7	John Hume	Ireland	1998	For "his contribution to the Northern Ireland peace process."
6	Seeds of Hope Group	United Kingdom	1997	For disarming a Hawk aircraft bound for Indonesia.
5	Selim Bešlagić	Germany	1996	For "his fight against nationalism, ethnic cleansing and intolerance during his country's war."
4	The Committee of Soldiers' Mothers of Russia	Russia	1995	Foremost among Russian citizens’ groups opposing the war in Chechnya.
3	Mordechai Vanunu	Isreal	1994	Sentenced to 18 years solitary confinement for revealing details of Israel's nuclear arsenal.
2	Motarilavoa Hilda Lini	Vanuatu	1993	Played a key role in the WHO's decision to approve a request to the World Court on the legal status of nuclear weapons.
1	Michael D. Higgins	Ireland	1992	For human rights advocacy domestically, and in Nicaragua, Chile, Cambodia, Iraq, and Somalia