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The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel prizes established according to Alfred Nobel's 1895 will. It is awarded annually to those who have "done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congress".
As of October 2023, the Peace Prize has been awarded to 111 individuals and 27 organizations; 19 women have won the Nobel Peace Prize, more than for any other Nobel Prize. Only two recipients have won multiple Prizes: the International Committee of the Red Cross has won three times (1917, 1944, and 1963) and the Office of the United Nations ...
The Peace Prize is presented annually in Oslo, in the presence of the King of Norway, on 10 December, the anniversary of Nobel's death, and is the only Nobel Prize not presented in Stockholm. [5] Unlike the other prizes, the Peace Prize is occasionally awarded to an organisation (such as the International Committee of the Red Cross , a three ...
The organisation was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1910 for acting "as a link between the peace societies of the various countries". [3] [4] In 1913, Henri La Fontaine was also awarded the Prize "[For his work as] head of the International Peace Bureau". [5] [6] As of 2012, eleven other Nobel Peace Prize laureates have been members of the IPB.
Organizations awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize. ... Pages in category "Organizations awarded Nobel Peace Prizes" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of ...
The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) Director's Shortlist is a list of candidates considered worthy to win the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts and actions for the promotion of peace. It has been prepared by the director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo since 2002, and is a list of the most worthy potential Nobel laureates based on ...
In 1947, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the Quaker Peace and Social Witness (QPSW) (previously known as the Friends Service Council) jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of all Quakers around the world "for their pioneering work in the international peace movement and compassionate effort to relieve human ...
Wateler Peace Prize: Carnegie Foundation (Netherlands) For being meritorious in the cause of peace (since 1931) Norway: Nobel Peace Prize: Norwegian Nobel Committee: For doing the most or best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies. and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses (since 1901 ...