mosaique.info logo
sign up
  1. home
  3. article
  5. Japanese atomic bomb survivors group awarded Nobel Peace Prize for advocacy against nuclear weapons

Japanese atomic bomb survivors group awarded Nobel Peace Prize for advocacy against nuclear weapons

ai generated text

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The group, also known as hibakusha, was recognized for their efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons. The Nobel Committee stated that the group has contributed greatly to the establishment of the nuclear taboo and that their witness testimony has demonstrated that nuclear weapons must never be used again. The award is seen as a reflection of the sobering state of global affairs, with the number of armed conflicts increasing in recent years.

  1. DE
    Ursula Von Der Leyen
    European Commission
    1. To us, it's recognition of the importance of grassroots organisations, and in particular survivors of horrific violations for their tireless and persistent work, often away from the spotlight without much recognition, with a lot of obstacles, with not always a tremendous amount of resources at their disposal.
  2. JP
    Shigeru Ishiba
    Liberal Democractic Party
    1. It's extremely meaningful that the organisation that has worked toward abolishing nuclear weapons received the Nobel peace prize.
  3. PT
    António Guterres
    United Nations
    1. Nuclear weapons remain a clear and present danger to humanity, once again appearing in the daily rhetoric of international relations.
  4. SE
    Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
    1. This prize highlights the need for global cooperation to steer humanity away from another world war and towards lasting global peace.
  5. SE
    Nobel Foundation
    1. These historical witnesses have helped to generate and consolidate widespread opposition to nuclear weapons around the world by drawing on personal stories, creating educational campaigns based on their own experience, and issuing urgent warnings against the spread and use of nuclear weapons.
    2. The nuclear powers are modernizing and upgrading their arsenals.
    3. One day, the hibakusha will no longer be among us as witnesses to history.
    4. At this moment in human history, it is worth reminding ourselves what nuclear weapons are: the most destructive weapons the world has ever seen.
  6. SE
    Jørgen Watne Frydnes
    Nobel Foundation
    1. This year's prize joins a distinguished list of Peace Prizes that the committee has previously awarded to champions of nuclear disarmament and arms control.
    2. Today's nuclear weapons have far greater destructive power. They can kill millions and would impact the climate catastrophically.
  7. JP
    Takeshi Yamakawa
    Nihon Hidankyo
    1. There is no greater encouragement for us atomic bomb survivors.
  8. US
    MG Sheftall
    1. For example, if Russia uses them against Ukraine, Israel against Gaza, it won't end there. Politicians should know these things.

sources

  1. 1.France 24
  2. 2.Le Monde
  3. 3.The Guardian
  4. 4.CNA News
  5. 5.ABC News (Australia)
  6. 6.Daily Sabah
  7. 7.DW News
  8. 8.CTV News
  9. 9.Al Jazeera
  10. 10.BBC
  11. 11.The New York Times
  12. 12.The Washington Post

perspectives

  1. 1.Nuclear Weapons
  2. 2.Nobel Prize
  3. 3.World War II

countries

  1. 1.AfghanistanAF
  2. 2.ChinaCN
  3. 3.FranceFR
  4. 4.United KingdomGB
  5. 5.IsraelIL
  6. 6.Iran, Islamic Republic ofIR
  7. 7.JapanJP
  8. 8.Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofKP
  9. 9.Korea, Republic ofKR
  10. 10.Lao People's Democratic RepublicLA
  11. 11.NorwayNO
  12. 12.Palestine, State ofPS

organizations

  1. 1.Nihon Hidankyo
  2. 2.Nobel FoundationSE
  3. 3.European Commission
  4. 4.International Federation of Red Cross Red CrescentCH
  5. 5.Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations
  6. 6.United Nations
  7. 7.International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
  8. 8.International Court of Justice
  9. 9.Nobel Committee for literature
  10. 10.Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
  11. 11.Stockholm International Peace Research InstituteSE
  12. 12.Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesSE

persons

  1. 1.Toshiyuki MimakiJP
  2. 2.Alfred Nobel
  3. 3.Jørgen Watne FrydnesSE
  4. 4.Narges Mohammadi
  5. 5.Shigeru IshibaJP
  6. 6.Hisako Ueno
  7. 7.Kiuko Notoya
  8. 8.Ursula Von Der LeyenDE
  9. 9.Joseph Rotblat
  10. 10.Malala YousafzaiPK
  11. 11.António GuterresPT
  12. 12.John Yoon

technicals

  1. 1.Nobel Peace Price
  2. 2.Hibakusha
  3. 3.Nobel Prize
  4. 4.World War II
  5. 5.B-29
  6. 6.Cold War
  7. 7.Nobel Prize in Medicine
  8. 8.Pacific Ocean
  9. 9.Little Boy
  10. 10.Bikini Atoll
  11. 11.Constitution
  12. 12.Daigo Fukuryu
Japanese atomic bomb survivors group awarded Nobel Peace Prize for advocacy against nuclear weapons