Nobel Peace Prize

Extracted Attributes

• Type

  Award, Prize

• Nature

  Political (frequently controversial)

• Purpose

  For fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses

• Prestige

  Most prestigious prize in the world

• Frequency

  Annually (with some exceptions)

• Awarded by

  Norwegian Nobel Committee (five-member committee appointed by the Parliament of Norway)

• First Awarded

  1901-03

• Established by

  Alfred Nobel

• Award Ceremony Location (1901-1904)

  Parliament of Norway, Oslo, Norway

• Award Ceremony Location (1905-1946)

  Norwegian Nobel Institute, Oslo, Norway

• Award Ceremony Location (1947-1989)

  Assembly hall of the University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway

• Award Ceremony Location (1990-present)

  Oslo City Hall, Oslo, Norway

Timeline

• The Nobel Peace Prize is first awarded. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1901-03

• Award ceremony held at the Parliament of Norway. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1901-01-01

• Award ceremony held at the Norwegian Nobel Institute. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1905-01-01

• Award ceremony held at the assembly hall of the University of Oslo. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1947-01-01

• Award ceremony moved to Oslo City Hall, where it has been held since. (Source: Wikipedia)

  1990-01-01

• Awarded to Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organization Memorial, and the Ukrainian human rights organization Centre for Civil Liberties. (Source: Summary)

  2022-10-07

• Awarded to Narges Mohammadi from Iran for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all. (Source: Web Search Results (Britannica))

  2023-10-06

• Awarded to Nihon Hidankyo from Japan for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons. (Source: Web Search Results (Britannica))

  2024-10-04

• Awarded 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. This decision caused criticism due to her denial of the Gaza genocide and ties to Benjamin Netanyahu. (Source: Summary)

  2025-10-10

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. Since March 1901, it has been awarded annually (with some exceptions) to people 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 congresses". The Oxford Dictionary of Contemporary History describes it as "the most prestigious prize in the world". In accordance with Nobel's will, the recipient is selected 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, previously in the assembly hall of the University of Oslo (1947–1989), Norwegian Nobel Institute (1905–1946), and the Parliament (1901–1904). Due to its political nature, the Nobel Peace Prize has for most of its history been subject to numerous controversies. The 2025 prize was awarded 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". This caused criticism due to her denial of the Gaza genocide and ties to Benjamin Netanyahu.

Web Search Results

• Nobel Peace Prize Winners | Full List | Britannica

  The Nobel Prize for Peace is awarded, according to the will of Swedish inventor and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel, to “the person who shall 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 congresses.” Unlike the other prizes, the Peace Prize may be awarded to an institution. It is conferred by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo. [...] | year | name | country\ | | \Nationality given is the citizenship of the recipient at the time the award was made. Prizes may be withheld or not awarded in years when no worthy recipient can be found or when the world situation (e.g., World Wars I and II) prevents the gathering of information needed to reach a decision. | | 1901 | Henri Dunant | Switzerland | | Frédéric Passy | France | | 1902 | Élie Ducommun | Switzerland | | Charles-Albert Gobat | Switzerland | [...] | 2017 | International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons | (founded 2007) | | 2018 | Denis Mukwege | Democratic Republic of the Congo | | Nadia Murad | Iraq | | 2019 | Abiy Ahmed | Ethiopia | | 2020 | World Food Programme | (founded 1961) | | 2021 | Dmitry Muratov | Russia | | Maria Ressa | Phil./U.S. | | 2022 | Ales Bialiatski | Belarus | | Center for Civil Liberties | Ukraine | | Memorial | Russia | | 2023 | Narges Mohammadi | Iran | | 2024 | Nihon Hidankyo | Japan |

• The Nobel Peace Prize: Past, Present, and Future

  The prize is one of five created by Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, with the others in the fields of chemistry, physics, physiology, and literature. According to Nobel’s will, the peace prize should be awarded 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 congresses.” [...] # The Nobel Peace Prize: Past, Present, and Future Event Video Photos The Nobel Peace Prize is the most prestigious award of its kind in the world, and Asle Toje, a member of the committee that decides who the winners are, gave an IPI audience on September 17th an informative and entertaining glimpse into its history since it was first granted in 1901. [...] In effect, “The Nobel Peace Prize is not just nice to have a celebration of a jolly good fellow or who’s a jolly good woman. It’s also a prize that reverberates and has effects. And to think seriously about what those effects might be—positive and negative, is also something we take seriously,” Dr. Toje said.

• Nobel Peace Prize

  According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize is awarded to the person who in the preceding year "shall 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 congresses". Alfred Nobel's will further specified that the prize be awarded by a committee of five people chosen by the Norwegian Parliament. [...] The Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee presents the Nobel Peace Prize in the presence of the King of Norway and the Norwegian royal family on 10 December each year (the anniversary of Nobel's death). The Peace Prize is the only Nobel Prize not presented in Stockholm. The Nobel laureate receives a diploma, a medal, and a document confirming the prize amount. The money awarded varies over time, depending on the profitability of the Nobel bequest's investments and the exchange rate to the [...] In accordance with Nobel's will, the recipient is selected 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, previously in the assembly hall of the University of Oslo (1947–1989), Norwegian Nobel Institute (1905–1946), and the Parliament (1901–1904).

• Nobel Peace Prize winner announced - YouTube

  Let's go uh live now and listen in. The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes to a brave and committed champion of peace. To a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amidst a growing darkness. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to Maria Kurina Machado. She is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize 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

• All Nobel Peace Prizes - NobelPrize.org

  The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded 106 times to 143 Nobel Prize laureates between 1901 and 2025, 112 individuals and 31 organisations. Since the International Committee of the Red Cross has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize three times (in 1917, 1944 and 1963), and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize two times (in 1954 and 1981), there are 28 individual organisations which have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Click on [...] The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has not been awarded yet. It will be announced on Friday 10 October, 11:00 CEST. ## Find all prizes in | physics | chemistry | physiology or medicine | literature | peace | economic sciences | all categories ### Nobel Peace Prize 2025 Maria 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” ### Nobel Peace Prize 2024

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The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor and armaments (military weapons and equipment) manufacturer Alfred Nobel, along with the prizes in Chemistry, Physics, Physiology or Medicine and Literature. Since March 1901, it has been awarded annually (with some exceptions) 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 congresses". In accordance with Alfred Nobel's will, the recipient is selected by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, a five-member committee appointed by the Parliament of Norway. Since 2020 the prize is awarded in the Atrium of the University of Oslo, where it was also awarded 1947–1989; the Abel Prize is also awarded in the building. The prize was previously awarded in Oslo City Hall (1990–2019), the Norwegian Nobel Institute (1905–1946), and the Parliament (1901–1904). Due to its political nature, the Nobel Peace Prize has, for most of its history, been the subject of numerous controversies. The most recent prize for 2022 was awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Centre for Civil Liberties.