Liu Xiaobo
The Nobel Peace Prize 2010 was awarded to Liu Xiaobo "for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China".
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Barack H. Obama
The Nobel Peace Prize 2009 was awarded to Barack H. Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples".
Martti Ahtisaari
The Nobel Peace Prize 2008 was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari
"for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts".
Photo: Ken Opprann
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr.
The Nobel Peace Prize 2007 was awarded jointly to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change"
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Muhammad Yunus
Grameen Bank
The Nobel Peace Prize 2006 was awarded jointly to Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank "for their efforts to create economic and social development from below"
Photo: M. Pelletier
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Mohamed ElBaradei
The Nobel Peace Prize 2005 was awarded jointly to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Mohamed ElBaradei "for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way"
Wangari Muta Maathai
The Nobel Peace Prize 2004 was awarded to Wangari Maathai "for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace".
Shirin Ebadi
The Nobel Peace Prize 2003 was awarded to Shirin Ebadi "for her efforts for democracy and human rights. She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children.".
Jimmy Carter
The Nobel Peace Prize 2002 was awarded to Jimmy Carter "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development"
United Nations (U.N.)
Kofi Annan
The Nobel Peace Prize 2001 was awarded jointly to United Nations (U.N.) and Kofi Annan "for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world"
Kim Dae-jung
The Nobel Peace Prize 2000 was awarded to Kim Dae-jung "for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea in particular".
