Nobel Peace Prize 2024 awarded to Japanese atomic bomb survivor organization Nihon Hidankyo
Source: CNBC
Published Fri, Oct 11 2024 5:05 AM EDT Updated 48 Min Ago
Japanese atomic bomb survivor organization Nihon Hidankyo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of the organization’s efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the grassroots movement, which was established in 1956 in response to the atomic bomb attacks of August 1945, had “worked tirelessly” to raise awareness about the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of using nuclear weapons.
“Gradually, a powerful international norm developed, stigmatising the use of nuclear weapons as morally unacceptable. This norm has become known as ‘the nuclear taboo’. The testimony of the Hibakusha – the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – is unique in this larger context,” it added.
The committee said that while it is encouraging that no nuclear weapon has been used in war in nearly 80 years, it is “alarming that today this taboo against the use of nuclear weapons is under pressure.” The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it had not been able to contact Nihon Hidankyo yet, but that “it hoped to do so very soon.” The committee has previously sought to spotlight the issue of nuclear weapons, awarding the peace prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) in 2017.
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Japanese atomic bomb survivor organization Nihon Hidankyo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of the organization's efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.
"This grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki, also known as Hibakusha, is receiving the peace prize 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," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in a statement.
The Norwegian Nobel Institute said 286 candidates were registered to be considered for this year's prize, of which 197 were individuals and 89 were organizations.
Winners of the Nobel Prize typically receive 11 million Swedish krona ($1.06 million), although multiple winners share the sum.
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Published Fri, Oct 11 2024 5:05 AM EDT
Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday in recognition of its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.
The Norwegian Nobel Institute said 286 candidates were registered to be considered for this year's prize, of which 197 were individuals and 89 were organizations.
Winners of the Nobel Prize typically receive 11 million Swedish krona ($1.06 million), although multiple winners share the sum.
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A lot of whining about it because it was awarded his first year in office but I think the intent was that through his actions when campaigning, including that huge Berlin rally, which was designed to turn the page on the 9/11 era, and help foster more dialog for global peace, they wanted to encourage the move in that direction.
Of course 45 attempted all 4 years of his term, to manufacture a Nobel prize for himself.
