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Japanese NGO Nihon Hidankyo has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2024.

Awards | Dated: 15 Oct 2024

The Japanese Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hibakusha—survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki—has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024 by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo, Norway.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - The award recognizes their efforts to create a world free of nuclear weapons and their demonstration through witness testimony that nuclear weapons must never be used again.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) Prize Amount: 11 million Swedish Kronor.
  • (ii) The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded on December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death, a tradition that has been upheld since 1901.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Which organization has recently been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2024?

Correct Answer: Nihon Hidankyo

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