The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a South African judge
He was awarded for his efforts toward ensuring peace and international law.
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to a South African judge
The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize has been announced in Oslo. This year, Navanethem (Navi) Pilley was awarded "for her efforts in promoting peace and international law."
Ms. Pilley previously worked at the UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, including serving as the tribunal's president. She served as a judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) from 2003 to 2008. From 2008 to 2014, she held the position of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
This year, 287 individuals and organizations were nominated for this prestigious award in the field of diplomacy and humanitarian activity.
The list of nominees is kept secret for 50 years, which is why the public will not know for a long time whether Donald Trump's name is on it: he has been asking to be given such an award for several years.
The US President emphasizes that he "ended eight wars" and is the most deserving person for the award.
"They are people who don't give awards to people like me. And I think that discredits them. I'm not saying this out of hatred," Trump said, returning to this topic recently.
According to sources, those in Oslo do not consider the American president a worthy candidate due to the war started against Iran, territorial claims, in particular regarding Greenland, strict policies towards migrants, as well as attacks on international cooperation and the media.
At the same time, Trump possesses a Nobel Committee gold medal. Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025, gave her medal to him.
She deemed Trump worthy of the award after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured by American forces. However, in return, she was unable to gain the political support of the White House.
Each Nobel Prize includes a diploma, a gold medal, and a cash prize of 1.2 million dollars.