Nobel Peace Prize

The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel. Since March 1901, it has been awarded annually to those who have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations. The recipient is selected by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, a five-member committee appointed by the Parliament of Norway.

About Nobel Peace Prize in brief

The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel. Since March 1901, it has been awarded annually to those who have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations. The recipient is selected by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, a five-member committee appointed by the Parliament of Norway. The 2020 prize will be awarded in the Atrium of the University of Oslo, where it was also awarded 1947–1989. In 2009, a record 205 nominations were received, but the record was broken again in 2010 with 237 nominations. In 2011, the Record was broken once again with 241 nominations. Nominations must usually be submitted to the committee by the beginning of February in the award year. The committee typically comes to a conclusion in mid-September, but occasionally the final decision has not been made until the last meeting before the official announcement. The Nobel Prize is only presented in the presence of the King of Norway on 10 December each year.

It is unclear why Nobel wished the Peace Prize to be administered in Norway, which was ruled in union with Sweden at the time of Nobel’s death. Some Nobel scholars suggest it was Nobel’s way to compensate for developing destructive forces, such as dynamite and ballistite, both of which were used violently during his lifetime. In 1939, Adolf Hitler received a satirical nomination from a member of the Swedish parliament, mocking the nomination of Neville Chamberlain. Over time, many individuals have become known as \”Nobel Peace Prize Nominees\”, but this designation has no official standing, and means only that one of them suggested the person’s name for consideration. The statutes of the Nobel Foundation do not allow information about nominations, considerations, or investigations relating to awarding the prize to be made public for at least 50 years after a prize has be awarded. The prize was previously awarded in Oslo City Hall, the NorwegianNobel Institute, and the Parliament. The prize is now awarded at the Nobel Institute in Oslo.

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