Nobel Lectures in Peace 2001 - 2005

In addition to The presentation speeches and The Nobel lectures for 2001–2005, this volume includes introductions to each of the five prizes, endnotes of explanation and selected bibliographies. The introductions take note of recent developments since the awarding of the prizes as well as updated biographical information. Below is a list of the prizewinners during the period 2001–2005. (2001) United Nations and Kofi A Annan - for their work for a better organized and more...
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In addition to The presentation speeches and The Nobel lectures for 2001–2005, this volume includes introductions to each of the five prizes, endnotes of explanation and selected bibliographies. The introductions take note of recent developments since the awarding of the prizes as well as updated biographical information. Below is a list of the prizewinners during the period 2001–2005. (2001) United Nations and Kofi A Annan - for their work for a better organized and more peaceful World; (2002) 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; (2003) Shirin Ebadi - for her efforts for democracy and human rights. She has focused especially on the struggle for The rights of women and children; (2004) Wangari Maathai - for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace; (2005) International Atomic Energy Agency & 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.