by Susan | Sep 24, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 2003 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Shirin Ebadi, of Iran, for her efforts for democracy and human rights. She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children. In her Nobel lecture she said, “If the 21st century wishes to free...
by Susan | Sep 23, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 2002 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Jimmy Carter, of the United States, 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. In his Nobel...
by Susan | Sep 22, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 2001 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United Nations and to Kofi Annan, of Ghana, for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world. In his Nobel lecture Secretary General Annan said, “Today’s real borders are not between nations, but...
by Susan | Sep 21, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 2000 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Kim Dae-jung, President of South Korea, 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. In his Nobel lecture President...
by Susan | Sep 20, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 1999 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders), based in Switzerland, in recognition of the organization’s pioneering humanitarian work on several continents. In the Nobel lecture, James Orbinski, a Canadian...
by Susan | Sep 19, 2016 | Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
The 1998 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to John Hume and David Trimble, both from the United Kingdom, for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland. John Hume noted in his Nobel lecture, “All conflict is about difference,...
