Founder:
· In 1890, Swedish man, Alfred Nobel donated his large fortune to the Nobel Prizes
· He dedicated the award 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 congress”
Example:
· General Kofi Annan – “... for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world...achieve peace and security in the world and of the international mobilization aimed at meeting the world’s economic, social and environment challenges”
First Peace Prize:
· Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross, shared the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901 with Frederic Passy, a leading international pacifist of the time.
· In addition to humanitarian efforts and peace movements, the Novel Peace Prize has been awarded for work in a wide range of fields including advocacy of human rights, mediation of international conflicts, and arms control.
Number of Prizes:
· The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to one hundred and twenty Laureates – ninety seven times to individuals and twenty three times to organizations.
The Gender Allocation:
· Of the ninety seven individuals awarded the Novel Peace Prize, twelve are women.
Organizations Can Win The Awards:
· Organizations can win the award to; two examples are the Red Cross and Amnesty International.
More information can be found at:
http://www.nobelprize.org
