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Teenage climate activist nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

sudshr47 March 15, 2019

16-year-old Swedish native Greta Thunberg was nominated by lawmakers in nearby Norway. Voting starts annually every October by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Thunberg has recently delivered many fiery speeches to world leaders over inaction on climat…

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16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

sudshr47 March 14, 2019

Whoever thinks young people can’t change the world is wrong. For proof, just look at 16-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg.

Because of her efforts to combat climate change and save the planet — and inspire young people around the world to do the same — the Swedish teen has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by three Norwegian lawmakers. Should she win, she would become the youngest Nobel Peace Prize recipient, as BBC News points out. Education activist Malala Yousafzai won the prize at 17 years old.

“We have nominated Greta because the climate threat may be one of the most important causes of war and conflict,” Norwegian parliamentary representative Freddy Andre Oevstegaard told local tabloid VG. Read more…

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2 activists have won the Nobel Peace Prize for their work to end sexual violence

sudshr47 October 5, 2018

Activists Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege, who are working to end rape and sexual violence as weapons of war, were just awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize.

The two have both worked for years as activists, drawing attention to the widespread use of rape and sexual violence in wars across the globeAccording to Unicef, systematic rape as a weapon of war is linked to ethnic cleansing.

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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict#NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize pic.twitter.com/LaICSbQXWM

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