Nobel Peace Prize announced on the evening of 9th International NPOs and WHO, etc. to predict winners October 9th 4:28
The winners of this year's Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on the evening of the 9th of Japan time.
Winners expect the names of an international NPO working to defend freedom of the press and the WHO (World Health Organization) working on the response to the new coronavirus.
Each year, the Norwegian "Oslo Peace Research Institute", which anticipates the Nobel Peace Prize winner, lists three groups and multiple individuals as potential candidates for this year.
Among them, the most promising candidate is the international NPO "CPJ = Committee to Protect Journalists", which works to defend the freedom of the press, and disseminates information in conflict areas and under a powerful system, and reliable information on fake news. "If we receive the award, it will be a decisive message to the international community about the importance of freedom of the press and speech."
In addition, Alexei Navalny, a leader of Russian opposition forces who is said to have been attacked by nerve agents, and Ilham, a researcher who is currently in prison for trying to divide the nation by appealing for the rights of the Uighurs in China for many years.・ Mr. Tohti and others are also listed.
Meanwhile, among several bookmakers in the UK that host various gambling, WHO = World Health Organization, which is dealing with the new coronavirus in the world, and Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg are the most popular.
Winners of the Nobel Peace Prize will be announced around 6 pm on the 9th of Japan time.
By last year, 107 individuals and a total of 27 organizations received awards
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to 107 individuals and a total of 27 organizations between 1901 and last year.
In the last few years, Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been elected last year to achieve peace with neighboring Eritrea, a long-standing conflict in eastern Africa.
Two awards were given to Dr. Denis Mukwege of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who has been working to eradicate sexual violence, and Nadia Murad, an Iraqi minority and Yazidi human rights activist.
In 2017, three years ago, the international NGO "ICAN" = "International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons", which worked with the atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki to abolish nuclear weapons and contributed to the adoption of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. "Campaign" was selected.
In 2014, two people were selected: Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan, who is advocating the right to education for children and women, and Kairash Satyaarti, an Indian human rights activist working to eradicate child labor. ..
Malala won the award at the youngest age of 17 in history.
And in 2009, former US President Barack Obama, who announced that he would aim for a "world without nuclear weapons," won the Nobel Peace Prize in his first year in office.
In 1974, former Prime Minister Eisaku Sato was awarded the award for contributing to peace by opposition to possession of nuclear weapons among Japanese people.
In addition, the ICRC = International Committee of the Red Cross, which is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, has received three awards, and the UNHCR = United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which supports refugees, has received two awards.
How to select the Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is given to individuals and groups that have contributed to the promotion of friendly relations between nations and the reduction or abolition of armaments, and the selection is made by a five-member committee appointed by the Norwegian Parliament.
The selection committee narrows down the winners from the candidates recommended by the end of January by experts and members of the Diet from all over the world.
The names of the candidates and groups have not been announced for 50 years, but the number of candidates has been disclosed, which means that 318 individuals and groups, the fourth largest number so far, have been nominated. is.
In principle, the winners will be decided unanimously by the committee, but if they are not decided by the deadline, they will be decided by majority vote.
Winners will be announced and the award ceremony will be held in Oslo, the capital of Norway, while the other Nobel Prizes will be held in Sweden.
The award ceremony will be scaled down with the new Corona
The Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo, the capital of Norway, will be scaled down due to the effects of the new coronavirus in December.
The Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony is held annually at the Town Hall of Oslo, the capital of Norway, on December 10, the anniversary of the death of Alfred Nobel, the founder of the award.
The Norwegian Nobel Commission announced last month that the award ceremony will be scaled down by changing the venue from the Oslo City Hall to a smaller Oslo University auditorium, taking into account the impact of the new coronavirus. Did.
Winners may not attend directly, but may participate online.
In addition, we have decided to cancel the dinner party and concert that are held in conjunction with the award ceremony every year.