Announcing the Laureates, Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee said,Watch the very moment the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize is announced! — The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 6, 2017The Nobel Peace Prize, worth 9 million Swedish Kronor, will be presented in Oslo. You can read about the details The Nobel Peace Prize for 2017 hereThe 2017 Nobel Peace Prize to ICAN has a solid grounding in Alfred Nobel’s will. In 2016, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for his efforts towards ending 52-year-old civil war which cost the lives of over 220,000 citizens. Therefore, the peace prize was added as the final prize in Nobel's will.

Source: dna October 06, 2017 09:15 UTC