The Norwegian Royal Family has attended the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo.
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was presented to the Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo in the presence of King Harald, Queen Sonja, Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
Terumi Tanaka attended the ceremony for the organisation and gave the Nobel Lecture during the ceremony at Oslo City Hall. He spoke about the consequences of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, during World War Two.
The Royal Family also hosted the organisation, represented by Terumi Tanaka, Shigemitsu Tanaka and Toshiyuki Mimaki, at the Royal Palace for an audience.
Nihon Hidankyo was given the prestigious honour for its work to make the world free of nuclear weapons.
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When announcing the winner, the Nobel Peace Prize Committee said: “In response to the atomic attacks of August 1945, a global movement against nuclear weapons has worked tirelessly to raise awareness of the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of using nuclear weapons. Gradually, an international norm has developed that stigmatizes the use of nuclear weapons as morally unacceptable. This norm is often referred to as “the nuclear taboo”. The testimony of the Hibakusha, the survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, is unique in this context.”
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit also attended the Save the Children’s Peace Prize celebration at the Nobel Peace Center this morning. This year’s laureates were guests of honour at the event that has been a staple of Alfred Nobel Day for the past few years. Children from fifth to seventh grade were in the audience and many other schools streamed the event live.
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