2023

2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner is Narges Mohammadi, Iranian activist is from The Washington Post.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi speaks out about sexual violence against women is from CNN.

2022

 

2021

 

Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov have been awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize for their reporting in the Philippines and Russia.

Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitri Muratov are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. is from The NY TImes.

2020

The United Nations World Food Programme has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

You can learn more about their being give the prize at CNN.  You can also learn about an activity they sponsor on October 16th, World Food Day, at The Best Sites To Learn About World Food Day.

2019

The 2019 Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Here are related resources:

Abiy Ahmed Awarded Nobel Peace Prize is from The NY Times.

Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed has won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Here’s why. is from CNN.

Nobel peace prize awarded to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is from CNN.

Nobel Peace Prize: Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed wins is from The BBC.

What’s next for Ethiopia now that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won the Nobel Peace Prize is from Fast Company.

2018

Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad have been awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. Here’s the first paragraph of what The NY Times wrote about the announcement:

The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to two campaigners against wartime sexual violence: Dr. Denis Mukwege, 63, a Congolese gynecological surgeon, and Nadia Murad, 25, who became the bold, dignified voice of the women who survived sexual violence by the Islamic State group.

The Times also published Nobel Peace Prize Winners Throughout History.

Nobel Peace Prize 2018 is from CNN.

Nobel peace prize 2018 won by Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad is from The Guardian.

The Nobel Peace Prize 2018 winners brought attention to sexual abuse in conflicts is from The Washington Post.

 

2017

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Here are some resources on the organization (you might also be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Nuclear Weapons):

Nobel Peace Prize Goes to International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons is from The New York Times.

Nobel peace prize 2017: International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons wins award – as it happened is from The Guardian.

Anti-nuclear weapons group wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize is from Al Jazeera.

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to anti-nuclear weapons campaigners

2016

The Nobel Peace Prize has gone to Colombia’s president for his peace deal with rebels, even though it failed is from Quartz.

Colombia’s President, Juan Manuel Santos, Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize is from The NY Times.

2015

From NPR:

National Dialogue Quartet, a group that helped preserve Tunisia’s dreams of democracy in 2013, has won this year’s [2015] Nobel Peace Prize, with the Nobel Prize Committee citing its “decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia.”

Nobel Peace Prize Given to National Dialogue Quartet in Tunisia is from The New York Times.

National Dialogue Quartet in Tunisia Wins Nobel Peace Prize is from NBC News.

The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize winner, explained
is from Vox.

You might also be interested in A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On The Arab Spring.

2014

“the Norwegian Nobel Committee… awarded the 2014 peace prize to Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India, joining a teenage Pakistani known around the world with an Indian veteran of campaigns on behalf of children.” (You might also be interested in The Best Resources On Malala Yousafzai.

 

2013

The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has been awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize.

You can learn more at The Best Resources For Learning About Chemical Weapons.

2012

The European Union has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. Here are some resources on them and their award:

European Union Wins Nobel Peace Prize is from Breaking News English.

European Union wins 2012 Nobel Peace Prize is a video from the BBC.

European Union: Key Moments is a slideshow from The PBS News Hour.

2011

As The New York Times has reported, 2011’s Nobel Peace Prize winners are “Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf — Africa’s first elected female president — her compatriot, peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman of Yemen, a pro-democracy campaigner.”

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Three Activist Women is from The New York Times.

Nobel Peace prize winners – the full list is an infographic from The Guardian.

Yemen’s ‘Mother of the Revolution’, Liberian president, peace activist share Nobel prize is from MSNBC.

A closer look at the Nobel Peace Prize is a video and article from CNN.

Tawakkul Karman Awarded Nobel Peace Prize is a TIME slideshow.

2010

The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Liu Xiaobo, a leading Chinese dissident who is serving an 11-year prison term. You can learn more about him at CNN

Here’s a TIME Magazine slideshow on Liu Xiaobo.

Here is a video from The Guardian about Liu Xiaobo’s award.

The BBC has a short article about Liu Xiaobo titled Liu Xiaobo: 20 years of activism.

Why the Nobel Peace award upset China is an article from CNN with many related videos.

A chair and a photo stand in for Liu Xiaobo at Nobel peace prize ceremony is a video from The Guardian.

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Liu Xiaobo is a New York Times slideshow.

2009

Here’s a video announcement of President Obama’s award from CBS News.

CBS also has a “photo essay” profiling recent Peace Prize winners.

The BBC Newsround, as always, has a very accessible report on President Obama’s receiving of the award.

The Best Places To Learn About President Barack Obama’s Life is a previous list I’ve compiled.

Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize is the title of a New York Times slideshow.

The NY Times also has a video of Obama’s comments on receiving the award.

Obama Accepts The Nobel Peace Prize is a slideshow from TIME Magazine. Obama Receives Nobel Peace Prize is a slideshow from The Wall Street Journal.

2008

The former president of Finland Martti Ahtisaari won the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize. Breaking News English has a good online exercise on his award.

OTHER RESOURCES

Nelson Mandela is another previous winner, so you might be interested in The Best Sites For Learning About Nelson Mandela.

The Best Websites For Learning About Martin Luther King shares resources on another previous winner of the award.

The Times of London has a slideshow of previous winners.

CNN has an interactive timeline showing previous winners.

Nobel Winners Past is a slideshow from Slate.

CNN also has a special feature on the event.

Nobel Peace Prize Myths, Explained is a short article from CBS News.

Richard Byrne has also written a good post about resources available at the official Nobel Prize site.

All the Nobel Peace Prize winners, in one chart

TED-Ed has just published a lesson and video on the Nobel Peace Prize: