Nobel Peace Prize 2024 to be announced today
One of the most significant announcements scheduled for the day is the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize of 2024.
The climax of the Nobel season, the Peace Prize will be announced at 11:00 am (0900 GMT) at the Nobel Institute in Oslo.
The state of world affairs is decidedly bleak, with devastating wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, famine in Sudan and the ever-present climate catastrophe.
According to the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, there were 59 armed conflicts in the world in 2023, which is almost double the number in 2009.
Some experts see that as a reason to not award a Nobel Peace Prize this year -- as has happened 19 times since it was first awarded in 1901.
But the Norwegian Nobel Committee has insisted that on the contrary, rewarding peace efforts is "perhaps more important than ever".
"It's hard to be an optimist when you look around in the world today, and forces of peace do not seem to be on the offensive," the secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Olav Njolstad, told AFP.
"But... there are definitely people and organisations who are doing a great job," he added.
Below are details about when, where, and how to watch the ceremony live.
Here is a detailed guide about Nobel Prize 2024 announcements:
The Nobel Peace Prize will be announced on October 11 at the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway. The Nobel Peace Prize winner announcement ceremony will be live streamed at 2:15 pm.
Interested viewers can live stream the event through the official YouTube channel of ‘The Nobel Prize’ at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UNqMEquEPk.
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