Nobel Peace Prize, tomorrow the announcement: between war and climate here is the list of "eligible candidates"

On Friday 7 October, at the stroke of 11, the name of the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2022, the most awaited and coveted prize of the Academy of Sweden, will be announced from Oslo.

A Nobel laureate who looks to Ukraine and the climate.

According to experts, this year to influence the choice of jurors could be the ongoing conflict in the heart of Europe, between Russia and Ukraine, practically a stone's throw from Stockholm.

Precisely for this reason among the potential graduates in first place is the Ukrainian president

, a figure favored by bookmakers. 

Also in good position are the major opponents of the Kremlin or the volunteers who are helping civilians affected by the war.

Certainly the most re-launched name is that of Putin's number one opponent,

, who a few days ago, in a video link from the prison where he is being held for political reasons, declared that the war in Ukraine is "unjust and criminal" because "innocent people will die in the trenches" and the mobilization is "equally criminal" and "also very stupid".

Navalny, a survivor of a poisoning dating back to August 2020, sued the administration of the prison in which he is being held under a harsh regime, accusing her of violating his rights. 

In addition to Nalvalny, among the candidates there is also the Belarusian opponent in exile,

, nicknamed the "Belarusian De Gaulle" in France, who became leader of the opposition after her husband Sergei Tikhanovsky was sentenced to 18 years in prison for daring to run for presidential elections against President Alexander Lukashenko.

In a recent interview with Sole 24 Ore, Tikhanovskaya asked to "stop the war against the fraternal people of Ukraine", urging to "distinguish those responsible: it is not Belarus that is the aggressor. The Belarusians - together with the Ukrainians - they are fighting for freedom and democracy. The aggressor, together with Putin, and the illegitimate Lukashenko, not recognized by the people ". 

After a scorching summer that has made the effects of global warming on the weather even more evident, bookmakers predict that the Nobel jury may also want to put the spotlight on the world's "other existential threat":

.

Consequently, the iconic Swedish climate activist

cannot be missing from the list , who has been on the front line since 2018, when she began demonstrating every Friday in front of the Stockholm parliament, kicking off a planetary movement, the

. , the strike of young people and students.

The famous 19-year-old made a comeback a few days ago after the elections in Sweden, which led to a new center-right majority taking office in Parliament.

"We cannot be neutral when politics puts life at stake" wrote the activist on

a few days after the "Stockholm for solidarity" demonstration, which took place on 1 October, inviting his people to "resist. Defend the" anti-fascism, anti-racism and climate justice "and denouncing that" marginalized groups become scapegoats ".

Among the names cited by the media of various countries there are also those of a "colleague" of Greta,

, Sudanese youth climate activist and negotiator.

She is a member of the United Nations Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change after a nomination by the

as well as being president of Sudan Youth for Climate Change. 

Still on the topic of Environment, another potential Nobel Peace Prize could be

, originally from Ghana: 43 years old, in 2020 he won the highest award for ecologists, the

, for his commitment to promoting good governance in this sector. and for its leadership on climate change in Africa and around the world. 

The famous and noble British naturalist and scientific popularizer,

, 96, is also mentioned, but also the Foreign Minister of Tuvalu

, as "spokesperson" of the island nations at risk of disappearance due to sea level rise. , in addition to the

group .

, the international anti-corruption non-governmental organization, not only political, with headquarters in Berlin,

is also competing in the predictions for the Nobel Peace Prize .

Other potential winners are once again international organizations such as the

(UNHCR), the UN Children's Fund,

, the

(ICRC) or the

(WHO). 

In 2021 the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to two journalists, the Filipina Maria Ressa and the Russian Dmitri Muratov, chosen for "their courageous battle for freedom of expression".

Ressa co-founded the online media

, while Muratov is co-founder and editor of the Russian newspaper

.