Some common sense from Norway
This years award for the Nobel Peace prize was announced and it is actually someone who has been working for Peace!
From
AFP:
Global troubleshooter Ahtisaari wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, who has spent 30 years helping end conflicts in troublespots ranging from Kosovo to Namibia and Indonesia.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee hailed the 71-year-old Ahtisaari "for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts."
"These efforts have contributed to a more peaceful world and to 'fraternity between nations' in Alfred Nobel's spirit," committee head Ole Danbolt Mjoes said.
Ahtisaari, a quiet, portly man now afflicted by rheumatism, told Norwegian public broadcaster NRK that his work as the UN special envoy to Namibia had been the highlight of his career.
"Of course Namibia is the most important since it took so long," he said, adding that he was "very pleased" to win the prestigious prize.
As the UN secretary general's special envoy, Ahtisaari guided Namibia towards a peaceful independence in 1990 after more than a decade of negotiations.
Over the last couple of years, the
Peace Prize had been getting more political than peace related. Nice to see it getting back to its roots...
Posted by DaveH at October 10, 2008 10:36 AM