Meet the Laureates: Jose Ramos-Horta, Nobel Peace Prize 1996

Nobel Peace Laureate 1996, Jose Ramos-Horta, won the Nobel Peace Prize together with Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo for their work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor. East Timor, a former Portuguease colony, had been occupied by...

The Permanent Secretariat’s Team at the Zero Hackathon in Rome

The team of the Permanent Secretariat of the WSNPL (World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates) today took part at the first youth competition for a sustainable future, Zero Hackathon in Rome. The event is organized by the Italian Society for International Organization...

Meet the Laureates: Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize 2003

Nobel Peace Laureate 2003, Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer and human rights defender. Shirin Ebadi received the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts for democracy and human rights, in particular, those of women and children. A graduate of the Faculty of Law, Tehran...

Meet the Laureates: Mikhail Gorbachev, Nobel Peace Prize 1990

Nobel Peace Laureate 19990, Mikhail Gorbachev (born in 1931), President of USSR. He won the Nobel Peace Prize for his advocacy for nuclear disarmament and the strengthening of global security. In 1985, Mikhail Gorbachev was appointed the First Secretary of the...