Nobel Peace Prize Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the US atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The organization has been given this honor because of its active campaign against nuclear weapons. Nobel Committee Chairman Jørgen Watne Friednes said the committee wanted to honor all survivors.
Reuters, Oslo. Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo has received the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2024. It is a grassroots movement of survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It is also known as Hibakusha.
Contents
- 1 Why did the Japanese organization get the award?
- 2 Nargis Mohammadi received the award last year
- 3 Why did the Japanese organization get the award?
- 4 Nargis Mohammadi received the award last year
- 5 Nobel session will end on Monday
- 6 The award will be given on December 10
- 7 Nobel Prize has already been won against nuclear weapons
Why did the Japanese organization get the award?
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said in its citation, “Hibakusha are receiving the Peace Prize for their efforts to create a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness statements that nuclear weapons should never again be used ” “Hibakusha help us describe the indescribable, think about the unimaginable, and understand the unimaginable pain and suffering caused by nuclear weapons,” the committee said.
Nargis Mohammadi received the award last year
Last year, the Nobel Peace Prize was given to jailed Iranian journalist and social activist Nargis Mohammadi. Nargis advocates democracy. She has been raising her voice against women’s rights and death penalty for a long time. Due to the ongoing conflict in different parts of the world, it was being speculated that perhaps the Nobel Committee would not announce the Peace Prize this year.
Why did the Japanese organization get the award?
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said in its citation, “Hibakusha are receiving the Peace Prize for their efforts to create a world free of nuclear weapons and for demonstrating through witness statements that nuclear weapons should never again be used ” “Hibakusha help us describe the indescribable, think about the unimaginable, and understand the unimaginable pain and suffering caused by nuclear weapons,” the committee said.
Nargis Mohammadi received the award last year
Last year, the Nobel Peace Prize was given to jailed Iranian journalist and social activist Nargis Mohammadi. Nargis advocates democracy. She has been raising her voice against women’s rights and death penalty for a long time. Due to the ongoing conflict in different parts of the world, it was being speculated that perhaps the Nobel Committee would not announce the Peace Prize this year.
Nobel session will end on Monday
Let us tell you that other Nobel Prizes are selected in Stockholm. But according to the orders of Alfred Nobel, the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize is taken by the five-member Nobel Committee based in Oslo. A cash amount of one million US dollars is given under the Nobel Prize. The Nobel Prize for Economics will be announced on Monday. With this the Nobel session will end.
The award will be given on December 10
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded every year on 10 December. On this day, Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel died. He started the award in 1895 as part of his will. Alfred Nobel stated in his will that the prize should be awarded for the greatest or best work for brotherhood among nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies, and the organization of peace conferences.
Nobel Prize has already been won against nuclear weapons
In 2017, ICAN received the Nobel Peace Prize. This organization had launched an international campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons. He received the Nobel Prize due to this campaign.
In 1995 Joseph Rotblat and the Pugwash Conference were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. He received this award for his efforts to reduce the role of nuclear weapons and eliminate such weapons in the long run.
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