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Who will win Nobel Peace Prize 2021? Check full list of nominees here - The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate will be announced in October this year.

According to a Reuters survey of Norwegian lawmakers, nominees include climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the WHO and its COVAX programme to secure fair access to COVID-19 vaccines for poor countries. Norwegian lawmakers have nominated the eventual laureate every year since 2014, with the exception of 2019.

The 2021 laureate is scheduled to be announced in October Reuters January 31, 2021 Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in the rally Europe Climate Strike in Brussels, Belgium, March 6, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS OSLO: Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner. Thousands of people, fro...

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization, Donald Trump and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner.

Navalny, WHO, Thunberg and Trump among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize Greta Thunberg (left), Alexei Navalny (centre), and Donald Trump (right). File photos: Reuters Reuters, Oslo Reuters, Oslo Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization, and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this years Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner. Other nominees i...

Fight for democracy, freedom of information, climate crisis and Covid-19 pandemic are major themes this year.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

They are all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner

Alexei Navalny, nominated by Russian academics, was named for his “efforts for a peaceful democratisation of Russia” by Norwegian former minister Ola Elvestuen.

Brazilian journalist Cristina Tardáguila wants to build a global army of fact-checkers in Latin America and the Caribbean.“Anyone can become a fact-checker,” said Tardáguila, associate director of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). “We can even take it one step further, everybody can and should become a fact-checker. Because fact-checkers will not solve this issue [of disinformation] by themselves. If the capacity of assessing the veracity of content isn’t widely spread i...

Friday, 22 Jan 2021 07:21 AM MYT A Norwegian parliamentarian announced yesterday that she is nominating ‘fact-checkers’ for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. — AFP pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. OSLO, Jan 22 — With truth famously known as the “first casualty of war,” a Norwegian parliamentarian announced yesterday that she is nominating “fact-checkers” for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. Announcing the nomination on Twitter...