"The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize is scheduled to be announced on Friday, October 10, at 11:00 am local time in Oslo, Norway (09:00 GMT). The announcement comes from the Norwegian Nobel Institute on behalf of the all-Norwegian, five-member Nobel Committee, appointed by the Norwegian Parliament and responsible for selecting and presenting the laureates. Nominations for this year's award closed on January 31, and the selection process remains shrouded in secrecy."
"The Nobel Prizes are named after Alfred Nobel (18331896), a Swedish chemist, engineer and industrialist best known for inventing dynamite, an explosive that transformed the modern world through advances in construction and mining, but which was also responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people in wars. Motivated by a desire to shape his legacy, Nobel left a multimillion-dollar fortune to fund annual prizes, awarded to those who have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind in the preceding year."
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded 105 times to 142 laureates over 124 years. The 2025 prize will be announced on October 10 at 11:00 am local time in Oslo (09:00 GMT), with the Norwegian Nobel Institute announcing on behalf of the five-member Nobel Committee appointed by the Norwegian Parliament. Nominations closed on January 31 and are kept confidential while the selection process remains secretive. The prizes are named after Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite, who left a multimillion-dollar endowment to fund annual awards. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901 and the economics prize was added in 1968. Four Nobel Prizes have already been announced this year. The 2025 Peace Prize has 338 nominees, including 244 individuals and 94 organisations, up from 286 candidates in 2024.
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