2025 Nobel Peace Prize
2025 Nobel Peace Prize | |
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Date |
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Location | Oslo, Norway |
Presented by | Norwegian Nobel Committee |
Reward(s) | 9.0 million SEK |
First awarded | 1901 |
Website | Official website |
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize is an international peace prize established according to Alfred Nobel's will[1] that will be announced in October 2025 by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo, Norway, and awarded on 10 December 2025.
Candidates
Though nominations are strictly kept a secret, several Norwegian parliamentarians and other academics are privileged to publicly announce their preferred candidates simply to raise publicity both for the nominee and the nominator.
Qualified nominators
According to the statutes of the Nobel Foundation, a nomination is considered valid if it is submitted by a person or a group of people within these categories:[2]
- 1. Members of national assemblies and national governments (cabinet members/ministers) of sovereign states as well as current heads of states;
- 2. Members of The International Court of Justice and The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague;
- 3. Members of Institut de Droit International;
- 4. Members of the international board of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom;
- 5. University professors, professors emeriti and associate professors of history, social sciences, law, philosophy, theology, and religion; university rectors and university directors (or their equivalents);
- 6. Directors of peace research institutes and foreign policy institutes;
- 6. Persons who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize;
- 7. Members of the main board of directors or its equivalent of organizations that have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize;
- 8. Current and former members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee (proposals by current members of the Committee to be submitted no later than at the first meeting of the Committee after 1 February);
- 9. Former advisers to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
Nominee | Country/ Headquarters |
Motivations | Nominator(s) | Source |
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Individuals | ||||
Feride Rushiti (born 1970) |
Kosovo | "[with QKRMT] in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to the advancement of human rights, the dignity of survivors, and the healing of communities scarred by war." | Magnus Jacobsson (born 1968) |
[3] |
María Corina Machado (born 1967) |
Venezuela | "for her tireless fight for peace in Venezuela and the world, a fair recognition of a person who has dedicated almost her entire life to the fight for peace and the liberation." | Inspira América Foundation et al.[a] | [4] |
"for her courageous and selfless leadership, and unyielding dedication to the pursuit of peace and democratic ideals, bring attention to the human rights abuses occurring under the Maduro regime." | Rick Scott et al.[b] (born 1952) |
[5][6] | ||
Porpora Marcasciano (born 1957) |
Italy | "for her five decades of unwavering activism advancing LGBTQ+ rights, fostering inclusivity, and championing social and legal reforms that promote equality and dignity for marginalized communities worldwide." | [7] | |
Mazin Qumsiyeh (born 1957) |
Palestine | "for his enduring legacy, the Wheels of Justice tour, advocating an end to occupation and one democratic state in Israel-Palestine." | Mairead Maguire (born 1944) |
[8] |
Donald Trump (born 1946) |
United States | "for his attempts to stop Russia's aggression against Ukraine, searching for a solution on the basis of international law including such principles as territorial integrity, respect for the sovereignty of Ukraine, and non-use of force." | Oleksandr Merezhko (born 1971) |
[9] |
Organizations | ||||
Kosovo Rehabilitation Center for Torture Survivors (QKRMT) (founded in 1999) |
Kosovo | "[with F. Rushiti] in recognition of their extraordinary contributions to the advancement of human rights, the dignity of survivors, and the healing of communities scarred by war." | Magnus Jacobsson (born 1968) |
[3] |
Women of the Sun (founded in 2021) |
Palestine | "in representation of a growing women's movement for peace that see women at the center of a transnational process of overcoming violence and hatred and of recognizing our shared humanity." | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | [10] |
Women Wage Peace (founded in 2014) |
Israel | |||
Les Guerrières de la Paix (founded in 2022) |
France |
Notes
- ^ Led by Marcel Felipe, chair of Inspira América Foundation, the nomination also includes the support of the university presidents: Madeline Pumariega of Miami Dade College (MDC), Kenneth A. Jessell of Florida International University (FIU), David A. Armstrong of St. Thomas University and Mike Allen of Barry University.
- ^ Together with Rick Scott, the legislators who signed the nomination include Marco Rubio, Mario Díaz-Balart, María Elvira Salazar, Michael Waltz, Neal Dunn, Byron Donalds and Carlos A. Giménez.
References
- ^ "Alfred Nobel will". Nobel Foundation. 15 December 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ Nomination and selection of Nobel Peace Prize laureates nobelprize.org
- ^ a b "Feride Rushiti nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize". Telegrafi. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ^ Castropé, Daniel (16 August 2024). "Lanzan campaña para nominar a María Corina Machado al Premio Nobel de la Paz" [Campaign launched to nominate Maria Corina Machado for the Nobel Peace Prize]. Diario Las Americas (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Legisladores de Estados Unidos envían carta al Comité Noruego para apoyar nominación de María Corina Machado al Premio Nobel de la Paz" [US lawmakers send letter to Norwegian Committee to support nomination of Maria Corina Machado for Nobel Peace Prize]. NTN24 (in Spanish). 26 August 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Letter addressed to The Norwegian Nobel Committee". RickScott.senate.gov. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Porpora Marcasciano. La prima attivista trans in pista per il Nobel". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). 26 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ^ Lemma Shehadi (3 January 2025). "Palestinian rights campaigner nominated for Nobel Peace Prize". The National News. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ Kateryna Denisova and Chris York (26 November 2024). "Ukrainian MP from Zelensky's party nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize". The Kyiv Independent. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Students nominate women peace activists for Nobel Peace Prize". Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
External links
- The Nobel Peace Prize nobelpeaceprize.org