Nobel Peace Prize Winners – Amy

 Alfred Nobel

Born Alfred Bernhard Nobel

21 October 1833

Stockholm, Sweden

Died 10 December 1896 (aged 63)

Sanremo, Liguria, Italy

Resting place Norra begravningsplatsen, Stockholm, Sweden

59°21′24.52″N 18°1′9.43″E

Monuments Nobel Monument

Occupation(s) Chemist, engineer, inventor, businessman,

philanthropist

Known for Benefactor of the Nobel Prize, inventor of dynamite

Parent(s) Immanuel Nobel

Andriette Nobel

Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) was born in Stockholm, Sweden, on 21 October 1833. His
family was descended from Olof Rudbeck, the best-known technical genius in
Sweden in the 17th century, an era in which Sweden was a great power in northern
Europe. Nobel was fluent in several languages, and wrote poetry and drama. Nobel
was also very interested in social and peace-related issues, and held views that were
considered radical during his time. Alfred Nobel’s interests are reflected in the prize
he established. Learn more about his life and his interests – science, inventions,
entrepreneurship, literature and peace work.

Why?
 It is believed that the Nobel Prize was an attempt by Nobel to leave a better legacy
in the world than having improved military weaponry through his ingenuity.

How did Alfred Nobel found the Nobel Prizes?

Alfred Nobel was known to be generous in humanitarian and scientific philanthropies. In his
will, he left the bulk of his fortune in trust to establish what came to be the most highly
regarded of international awards, the Nobel Prizes.

 What is a Nobel Peace Prize?

The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of
Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with
the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine and Literature.
What is the meaning of Nobel Prize for peace?
The will Alfred Nobel made in 1895 was inspired by belief in the community of man. The
Peace Prize was to be awarded to the person who had done most for "fraternity between
nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and
promotion of peace congresses".

Alfred Nobel showed a big interest in social issues and was engaged in the peace
movement. His acquaintance with Bertha von Suttner, who was a driving force in
the international peace movement in Europe and later awarded the Peace Prize,
influenced his views on peace. Peace was the fifth and final prize area that Nobel
mentioned in his will. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by a committee elected
by the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget).

 Why was it created?

Why did Alfred Nobel establish a prize in his will? Alfred Nobel wanted to award
the greatest benefits to humankind.

 How Many Nobel Peace Prizes have there been awarded so far?
The first woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize was Bertha von Suttner in 1905. Of
the 109 individual Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, 18 have been women. The Nobel Peace Prize
has been awarded 103 times to 140 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2022, 110
individuals and 30 organizations.
  What is the Norwegian Nobel Committee?
The Norwegian Nobel Committee is composed of five members appointed by the Storting
(Norwegian Parliament). The committee's composition reflects the relative strengths of the
political parties in the Storting, and is assisted by specially appointed expert advisers.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee (Norwegian: Den norske Nobelkomité) selects the
recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize each year on behalf of Swedish industrialist Alfred
Nobel's estate, based on instructions of Nobel's will.
Five members are appointed by the Norwegian Parliament. In his will, Alfred Nobel tasked
the parliament of Norway with selecting the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. At the time,
Norway and Sweden were in a loose personal union. Despite its members being appointed by
Parliament, the committee is a private body tasked with awarding a private prize. In recent
decades, most committee members were retired politicians.
The committee is assisted by its secretariat, Norwegian Nobel Institute. The committee holds
their meetings in the institute's building, where the winner is also announced. Since 1990,
however, the award ceremony takes place in Oslo City Hall.

 Who can nominate the winners?

hese nominations will be submitted by members of national assemblies, governments,
and international courts of law; university chancellors, professors of social science,
history, philosophy, law and theology; leaders of peace research institutes and
institutes of foreign affairs; previous Nobel Peace Prize laureates; 
  What do the winners get as prize?
The amount of prize money depends upon how much money the Nobel Foundation can award
each year. The purse has increased since the 1980s, when the prize money was 880,000 SEK
per prize (c. 2.6 million SEK altogether, US$350,000 today). In 2009, the monetary award
was 10 million SEK (US$1.4 million). They also get a big coin with Alfred’s face as a
trophy for a recordacao

 Who is likely to win a Nobel peace prize, what do they have to

do?
The prize should go to the person "who has done the most or best to advance fellowship
among nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and the establishment and
promotion of peace congresses", according to the will of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel,
the inventor of dynamite, who founded the awards.
 Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad
Together with his team at the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, Dr. Mukwege has treated thousands of
survivors of sexual violence. Nadia Murad, who is herself a survivor of sexual violence used as a
weapon of war by Daesh, became an advocate for the Yazidi community

Murad in 2018

Born Nadia Murad Basee Taha

10 March 1993 (age 30)[1]

Kocho, Iraq

Nationality Kurdish

Citizenship  Iraq

 The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against

Notable
the Islamic State
work
 Nadia's Initiative
Abid Shamdee
Spouse

Denis Mukwege (/mʊkˈweɪɡi/;[1] born 1 March 1955)[2][3] is a

Congolese gynecologist[4] and Pentecostal pastor.[5] He founded and works in Panzi Hospital in Bukavu,
[5]
 where he specializes in the treatment of women who have been raped by armed rebels.[6] In 2018,
Mukwege and Iraqi Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize for "their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict".[7][8]

Born 1 March 1955 (age 68)

Bukavu, Belgian Congo

Education University of Burundi (MD)

University of Angers (MA)

Université libre de Bruxelles (PhD)

Denis Mukwege is a Congolese gynecologist, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace
Prize laureate who has dedicated his life to treating women who have been victims of
sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

He was born on March 1, 1955, in Bukavu, a city in eastern DRC. He grew up in a

family of nine children, and his father was a Pentecostal minister.

Mukwege studied medicine at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium and

returned to the DRC to work as a gynecologist at the hospital in Lemera. He later
founded the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, which has become a leading institution in the
treatment of survivors of sexual violence.

In addition to his medical work, Mukwege has been an outspoken advocate for
women's rights and has drawn attention to the widespread use of sexual violence as
a weapon of war in the DRC. He has criticized the government for its failure to
protect women and has called for an end to impunity for perpetrators of sexual
violence.

Mukwege has received numerous awards for his work, including the Sakharov Prize
for Freedom of Thought, the Clinton Global Citizen Award, and the UN Human Rights
Prize. In 2018, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Yazidi activist Nadia
Murad, for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and
armed conflict.

Despite facing numerous death threats and assassination attempts, Mukwege

continues to work tirelessly to improve the lives of women in the DRC and to raise
awareness of the devastating impact of sexual violence. He remains a powerful voice
for justice and human rights, both in his own country and around the world.

 Why did they win

Global advocate against rape as a weapon of war
“You can't operate against violence,” he says. “You can only abolish it.” Together with the
Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, Dr Mukwege received the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for his
“efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.”

I agree
 Abiy Ahmed Ali
Biografia

Abiy Ahmed Ali “for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation,
and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with
neighbouring Eritrea”
 World Food Programme
The World Food Programme was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat
hunger, promote peace in conflict-affected areas, and prevent the use of hunger as a
weapon of war and conflict.
The World Food Programme (WFP) has won the 2020 Nobel peace prize for its efforts to
combat hunger and to improve conditions for peace in conflict areas.