But he also complained he probably would never get the honor. Trump, a Republican, capped off a rambling Rose Garden news conference with a well-oiled gripe that former Democratic President Barack Obama, a nemesis, won the Nobel Prize in 2009, just months into his first term in office. "They gave it to Obama. He didn’t even know what he got it for. He was there for about 15 seconds and he got the Nobel Prize. He said, ‘Oh, what did I get it for?’" Trump grumbled. "With me, I probably will never get it." Trump claimed he saved 3 million people living in Syria’s rebel-held Idlib region from being killed after he warned Russia, Iran and the Syrian government against a planned offensive. "Nobody talks about that," he complained. Attacks on the Idlib region have continued, though Trump said the strikes are done "surgically." He said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had given him "the most beautiful copy" of a five-page letter in which Abe nominated him for the … [Read more...] about Trump makes his case for Nobel Peace Prize, complains he’ll never get it
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“Napalm girl” awarded Dresden Peace Prize
Ms. Phan Thi Kim Phuc receives the Dresden Peace Prize (Photo: AP) The 55-year-old woman was honoured for her support of UNESCO and children wounded in war, and for speaking out against violence and hatred. Phuc set up a fund in 2002, which has made significant contributions to the construction of schools, orphanages, and healthcare facilities worldwide. A library for children in her hometown in Tay Ninh province is Phuc’s latest project. Phuc was nine years old in 1972 when napalm bombs ravaged her village. The image of her running down the road in tears, naked and severely burned, was captured by Vietnamese-American Associated Press photographer Nick Ut, who won a Pulitzer Prize for the photo one year later. Phuc now lives in Canada with her husband and two sons. … [Read more...] about “Napalm girl” awarded Dresden Peace Prize
Vietnam War ‘Napalm Girl’ receives German peace prize
The prize was awarded Monday for her contributions to global peace and relief for children maimed by war. Phuc, 55, now lives in Canada. She was given the prize as a goodwill ambassador for UNESCO and founder of the Kim Phuc Foundation, which provides medical and psychological assistance to child victims of war. The prize has a cash award of 10,000 euros ($11,350). The Internationaler Fiedenspreis Dresden-Preis, which initiated and offered the Dresden Peace Prize, noted that at a time when hate is widespread, "it is repeatedly the victims of violence and war who renounce hate. "And in doing so they demonstrate human greatness, to the shame of preachers of hate. Kim Phuc Phan Thi has shown just such greatness and so has become a worldwide exemplar," the organization said in a press release. The award ceremony took place Monday night at the Semper Opera in Dresden, Germany. The black and white ‘Napalm Girl’ photo, officially named 'The Terror of War,' depicted a terrified … [Read more...] about Vietnam War ‘Napalm Girl’ receives German peace prize
“Napalm girl” Kim Phuc awarded Dresden Peace Prize
"Napalm girl"Phan Thi Kim Phuc receives Germany's Dresden Peace Prize for her work for peace. (Photo: AP) Berlin (VNA) – Phan Thi Kim Phuc, known as the “napalm girl” in an iconic photo taken during wartime in Vietnam in 1972, on February 11 received Germany’s Dresden Peace Prize for her work for peace. The 55-year-old woman was honoured for her support of UNESCO and children wounded in war, and for speaking out against violence and hatred. She received 10,000 euros (11,350 USD) in cash. Hoping to join efforts in building a better world to live, Phuc set up a fund in 2012, which has made significant contributions to the construction of schools, orphanages, and healthcare facilities worldwide. Library for children in her hometown, Trang Bang district, Tay Ninh province, is Phuc’s latest project. Phuc was nine years old when napalm bombs ravaged her village in 1972. The image of her running down the road in tears, naked and severely burned, was captured … [Read more...] about “Napalm girl” Kim Phuc awarded Dresden Peace Prize
Congolese Mukwege, Iraq’s Murad win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
By Reuters  October 5, 2018 | 04:38 pm GMT+7 A combination picture shows the Nobel Prize for Peace 2018 winners: Yazidi survivor Nadia Murad (L) and Denis Mukwege. Photo by Reuters The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize has been given to two people who work to fight sexual violence as a weapon in war. Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist treating victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State in Iraq, won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it had awarded them the prize for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. "Both laureates have made a crucial contribution to focusing attention on, and combating, such war crimes," it said in its citation. Mukwege, a gynecologist treating victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leads the Panzi Hospital in the eastern city of Bukavu. Opened in … [Read more...] about Congolese Mukwege, Iraq’s Murad win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize