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Thursday 10 December

Nobel Peace Prize Award Presentation, 13:00 CET

The Nobel Peace Prize Award Presentation includes a Presentation Statement by the Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Berit Reiss-Andersen, an Acceptance Speech by the Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP), David Beasley, and the ceremonial presentation of the medal and diploma to this year’s Peace Prize Laureate in Rome, Italy.

The broadcast can be watched via NRK and will be streamed live here.

Contact Marit Moi for more information on the production marit.moi@nrk.no

Photo pool by NTB for Berit Reiss-Andersen’s statement

Read the Presentation Statement and Acceptance Speech.

 

Friday 11 December

Nobel Peace Prize Forum, 15:00 CET

The Nobel Peace Prize Forum 2020: International Cooperation after Covid-19. Multilateralism and Global Governance in the Wake of the Corona Pandemic.

The Nobel Peace Prize Forum proudly presents UN Secretary-General António Guterres as this year’s keynote speaker and guest of honour. His address will be followed by a panel discussion with Executive Director of the World Food Program, David Beasley; former Director-General of the World Health Organisation, Gro Harlem Brundtland; President and CEO of the International Crisis Group, Robert Malley, and Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ine Eriksen Søreide. The panel discussion will be moderated by Norwegian journalist and TV presenter Christian Borch.

The Forum will be streamed live on Nobel Prize’s YouTube channel.

Photo pool by NTB

More information on the Forum.

Updated 05 December 2020

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Frequently asked questions

  • Can you officially confirm if a nomination for this year's prize is for real or not?
    As a matter of principle, and according to the Nobel statutes, the Norwegian Nobel Institute can never confirm, or disconfirm, whether someone has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize until the full list of nominations is made public after 50 years.
  • How does the nomination process work?
    Nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize are submitted from all corners of the world to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, the entity responsible for selecting the recipient(s) of the prize. Anyone who meets either of the nominator criteria can put forward a name and motivate his or her opinion of why a given candidate should be considered worthy of the award. This is what differs the Nobel Peace Prize selection process from many other prizes where the awarding bodies are in charge of both the nomination process and selection of winners.
  • Who can nominate?
    Nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize require no invitation. Eligible nominators are: - members of national assemblies and national governments (cabinet members/ministers) of sovereign states as well as current heads of states - members of The International Court of Justice in The Hague and The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague - members of Institut de Droit International - university professors, professors emeriti and associate professors of history, social sciences, law, philosophy, theology, and religion - university rectors and university directors (or their equivalents) - directors of peace research institutes and foreign policy institutes - persons who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize - members of the main board of directors or its equivalent for organizations that have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize - current and former members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee - former advisers to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
  • When is the Nobel Peace prize announced every year?
    The Nobel Peace Prize is usually announced the Friday of the first full week in October.
  • When can I apply for a press accreditation for the Announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize?
    We open for accreditation applications the last week of September.
  • When can I apply for a press accreditation for the Nobel Peace Prize events in December?
    We open for accreditation application late October/early November.