Published 13:35 IST, October 9th 2020
Nobel Peace Prize 2020: Will Donald Trump win this year against Greta Thunberg, WHO?
As the Committee is all set to announce the winner of 2020 Nobel Peace Prize on October 9, speculation around who might claim the award is also growing.
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As bel Prize Committee is all set to anunce winner of this year’s bel Peace Prize, which is also considered as one of world’s most prestigious awards, speculation around who might claim award is also growing. While two Scandinavian MPs have minated US President Donald Trump for prize, re are or contenders who will be considered by Swedish Acemy such as World Health Organisation (WHO) and climate activist Greta Thunberg.
As per reports, it is expected that decision of Committee will be mostly dominated by COVID-19 pandemic along with unprecedented social as well as ecomic upheaval. bel Prize Committee has said that re are in total 318 candidates for prestigious award including 211 individuals and 107 organisations. International media reports have quoted experts suggesting that committee is inclined towards giving 2020 award to WHO considering its work during pandemic, just slightly more than Thunberg whose work has echoed across globe.
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Will Donald Trump win 2020 bel Peace Prize?
Amidst all speculation for this year’s winner, re is heightened curiosity if Donald Trump will win 2020 bel Peace Prize. Since pandemic pushed roles of independent journalists, organisations, and or activists who worked on ground for betterment of ors, Trump has touted himself for prize citing his work in prevailing world peace.
five-member rwegian bel Committee is reportedly thinking about houring United Nations (UN) health ncy for multilateral approach to flatten curve of vel coronavirus spre, but Donald Trump has criticised WHO on various occasions for its delayed response. However, even though it is t kwn if WHO was minated in time, experts reportedly don’t think that Trump can win bel Peace Prize.
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Henrik Urdal, director of Peace Research Institute of Oslo, reportedly suggested that Trump ‘is more likely’ to get 2020 bel Prize in literature for his tweets rar than for peace. According to him, US President has t done anything to deserve prize, but Trump doesn’t think same.
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Most recently in a rally in Toledo, Ohio in January 2020, Trump told his audience that 2019 bel Peace Prize which is awarded to Abiy Ahmed should have gone to him inste. Earlier in 2018, US president said he deserved prize for his efforts to persue rth Korean leer Kim Jong Un to give up nuclear weapons.
w, while talking to Fox News on September 9, Christian Tybring-Gjedde from rwegia’s Progress Party cited Trump’s work in encouraging peace deal between United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel. According to him, committee should evaluate “facts” and t on his behaviour sometimes and confessed that he t a big supporter of Republican president but “Donald Trump meets criteria.”
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13:36 IST, October 9th 2020