How is the Nobel Peace Prize decided? | Inside Story
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to a Japanese grassroots movement working to eliminate nuclear weapons.
It’s made up of survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings.
The group’s leader says people helping Palestinians in Gaza deserved to win instead.
So, what’s behind the Nobel Committee’s decision?
Presenter: Tom McRae
Guests:
Asmund Aukrust – Member of the Norwegian Parliament who nominated UNRWA, for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Lex Takkenberg – Senior Advisor with non-profit Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development who spent three decades working in senior roles with UNRWA
Henrik Urdal – Director of the Peace Research Institute in Oslo.
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