The Nobel Peace Prize, established by Alfred Nobel in 1901, is awarded annually to individuals who have made significant contributions to promoting peace, fostering fraternity between nations, reducing standing armies, and organizing peace congresses. It's one of the five Nobel Prizes and is widely considered the most prestigious prize globally, recognizing efforts toward international harmony and the reduction of conflict.
In March 1901, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded for the first time, in accordance with Alfred Nobel's will. The prize is awarded to individuals 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."
From 1901 to 1904, the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony took place in the Storting (Parliament).
In 1901, the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony took place in the Parliament for the first time.
In 1901, the medal for the Peace Prize was designed by the Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland.
Nominations from 1901 to 1971 have been released in a database.
From 1901 to 1904, the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony took place in the Storting (Parliament) for the last time.
In 1904, the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony took place in the Parliament for the last time.
Between 1905 and 1946, the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony took place at the Norwegian Nobel Institute.
In 1905, the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony took place at the Norwegian Nobel Institute.
The International Committee of the Red Cross won Nobel Prize in 1917.
Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1937.
Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1938.
In 1939, Adolf Hitler received a satirical nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize from a member of the Swedish parliament, mocking the nomination of Neville Chamberlain.
Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1939.
The International Committee of the Red Cross won Nobel Prize in 1944.
Between 1905 and 1946, the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony took place at the Norwegian Nobel Institute for the last time.
In 1946, the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony took place at the Norwegian Nobel Institute for the last time.
From 1947, the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony was held in the assembly hall of the University of Oslo.
From 1947, the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony was held in the Atrium of the University of Oslo Faculty of Law.
Mahatma Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947.
In January 1948, following Gandhi's death, the Nobel Committee declined to award a Nobel Peace Prize, stating there was no suitable living candidate that year.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees won Nobel Prize in 1954.
The International Committee of the Red Cross won Nobel Prize in 1963.
Nominations from 1901 to 1971 have been released in a database.
The 1973 Nobel Peace Prize award to Henry Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ was highly controversial, leading to resignations from the selection committee and widespread criticism.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees won Nobel Prize in 1981.
In 1989, the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony was last held in the assembly hall of the University of Oslo.
In 1989, the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony was held in the Atrium of the University of Oslo Faculty of Law for the last time.
When the Dalai Lama was awarded the Peace Prize in 1989, the chairman of the committee said that it was "in part a tribute to the memory of Mahatma Gandhi."
Since 1990, the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony has been held in Oslo City Hall.
In 2006, Geir Lundestad, Secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, stated that the greatest omission in the committee's history was that Mahatma Gandhi never received the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 2009, a record of 205 nominations were received for the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 2010, the record for nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize was broken with 237 nominations.
In 2011, Michael Nobel, the grandson of one of Alfred Nobel's brothers, criticized the politicization of the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 2011, a story in the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten highlighted criticisms of the Nobel Peace Prize including the composition of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, openness about criteria, and adherence to Nobel's will.
In 2011, the record for nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize was broken again with 241 nominations.
Around 2020, typical Nobel Peace Prize awards were on the order of roughly 10 million SEK, which translated to roughly 1 million USD.
As of October 2023, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to 111 individuals and 27 organizations. 19 women have won the Nobel Peace Prize, more than for any other Nobel Prize.
In 2024, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo from Japan, an organization formed by survivor groups of atomic bomb victims "for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again".
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