Nobel Peace Prize
| Nobel Peace Prize | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Jimmy Carter's 2002 Nobel Peace Prize | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding contributions to peace: arms reduction, international cooperation, and organisations contributing to peace, and human rights contributions to peace |
| Location | Oslo, Norway |
| Presented by | Norwegian Nobel Committee on behalf of the estate of Alfred Nobel |
| Reward(s) | 11 million SEK (2023) 10 million SEK (2022) |
| First awarded | 10 December 1901 |
| Most recent recipient | Navi Pillay (2026) |
| Most awards | International Committee of the Red Cross (3) |
| Website | nobelprize.org/peace |
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five original Nobel Prizes created by the will of Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine, and Literature.
Since March 1901, it has been given out every year to people who has "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 congresses". The Oxford Dictionary of Contemporary History calls it as "the most prestigious prize in the world".
The prize is picked by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, a five-member committee appointed by the Parliament of Norway. The prize award ceremony has been held in Oslo City Hall since 1990.
The most recent prize was given to María Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy".
As of October 2026[update], the Peace Prize has been awarded to 112 individuals and 27 organizations; 20 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 High Commissioner for Refugees has won twice (1954 and 1981). Lê Đức Thọ is the only person who has voluntarily refused to accept the prize.
References
- ↑ "Behind the scenes of the Nobel Peace Prize". The Nobel Prize. 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ "Nobel Foundation raises the amount for this year's Nobel Prize awards to 11 million kronor". Associated Press. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ↑ "The Nobel Peace Prize 1901". www.nobelprize.org. Archived from the original on 2 January 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ↑ "The Nobel Peace Prize 1901". Nobel Foundation. 1972. Archived from the original on 2 January 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ "Nobel Peace Prize", The Oxford Dictionary of Twentieth Century World History
- ↑ Palmowski, Jan (1 January 2008), "Nobel Peace Prize", A Dictionary of Contemporary World History, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/acref/9780199295678.001.0001, ISBN 978-0-19-929567-8, archived from the original on 29 March 2024, retrieved 6 April 2023
- ↑ "The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to Maria Corina Machado - Nobel Peace Prize". www.nobelpeaceprize.org. 2025-10-02. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
- ↑ "Facts on the Nobel Peace Prize". Nobel Foundation. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ↑ Rothman, Lily (9 October 2015). "Why a Nobel Peace Prize Was Once Rejected". Time. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
