| 2020 Nobel Peace Prize | |
| Subheader: | World Food Programme (WFP) |
| Presenter: | Norwegian Nobel Committee |
| Year: | 1901 |
| Holder Label: | 2020 laureate |
| Date: |
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| Location: | Oslo, Norway |
| Reward: | 9.0 million SEK |
| Previous: | 2019 |
| Main: | Nobel Peace Prize |
| Next: | 2021 |
The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Programme (founded in 1961) by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. The announcement was made on Friday 9 October at 11:00 CEST.[1]
There were 318 candidates for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize (211 individuals and 107 organizations), which is the fourth largest number in the history of the prize.[2] However, the Norwegian Nobel Committee does not reveal the names of nominators nor of the nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize before 50 years have passed. Full professors in relevant academic fields and national-level politicians in any country may propose candidates, and it does not require an invitation to submit a nomination; sometimes nominators make their proposals public, but the committee does not verify nominations.[3] [4]
| Nominee | Country | Motivations | Nominator(s) | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals | |||||
| Loujain al-Hathloul (b. 1989) |  Saudi Arabia | "for her peaceful struggle for the equal rights of women in Saudi Arabia" | 8 members of U.S. House of Representatives | [5] [6] | |
| Jacinda Ardern (b. 1980) |  New Zealand | "for her quick response to tackle the situation after the Christchurch terror attack" | [7] [8] | ||
| Julian Assange (b. 1971) |  Australia | "for having exposed the architecture of abuse and war and fortified the architecture of peace despite the risks and sacrifices" | 17 members of the German Parliament | [9] [10] | |
| Chelsea Manning (b. 1987) |  United States | ||||
| Edward Snowden (b. 1983) | United States | ||||
| Leila de Lima (b. 1959) |  Philippines | "for her campaign against extrajudicial killings and stand against dictatorial regimes" | Hakima El Haite (b. 1963) | [11] | |
| Maggie Gobran (b. 1949) |  Egypt | "in recognition of her constant commitment and dedication to serving illiterate and poor women throughout Egypt" | Garnett Genuis (b. 1987) | [12] [13] | |
| Nicolò Govoni (b. 1993) |  Italy | "for dedicating his life to the support and protection of children's rights" | Sara Conti (b. 1979) | [14] [15] | |
| Greta Thunberg (b. 2003) |  Sweden | "[with [[School strike for climate|FFM]]] for their tireless work to make politicians open their eyes to global climate crisis" | [16] | ||
| Organizations | |||||
| Arctic Council (founded in 1996) |  Norway | "for leading intergovernmental forums for cooperation, coordination and interaction among the countries on common Arctic issues" | [17] | ||
| Fridays for Future Movement (founded in 2018) | Sweden | "[with [[Greta Thunberg|Thunberg]]] for their tireless work to make politicians open their eyes to global climate crisis" | |||
| People of Hong Kong |  Hong Kong | "for the community's fight for freedom of speech and basic democracy" | Guri Melby (b. 1981) | [18] | |
| International Space Station (ISS) | United States Japan Canada | "for space-faring nations' multinational effort to work together in a focused peaceful enterprise to design, launch, assemble, and operate an outpost for humans at the edge of space" | Kårstein Eidem Løvaas (b. 1967) | [19] | |
| World Health Organization (WHO) (founded in 1948) | United States | "for its efforts to address the global COVID-19 pandemic" | [20] |
Tasked with reviewing nominations from September of the previous year through 1 February and ultimately selecting the Prize winners,[21] the Norwegian Parliament-appointed members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee at the time of the 2020 prize were listed as:[22]