1. Motivation

2. Nominations

3. Favourites

4. See also

5. References

The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was shared, in two equal parts, between Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai^[1] "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education".^[2]

Satyarthi is from India, the seventh person from his country to win a Nobel Prize and the second to win the Peace Prize after Mother Teresa, while Yousafzai is a Muslim from Pakistan, the second Nobel Prize winner from her country after Abdus Salam, the forty-seventh woman to win the Nobel Prize, and at the age of 17 years, the youngest winner of a Nobel Prize in any field.

Motivation

In a press release, the Committee indicated that it had chosen the combination of a Hindu and a Muslim, and of an Indian and a Pakistani, on purpose, because they "join in a common struggle for education and against extremism". They stressed that "fraternity between nations" was one of the original criteria stipulated by Alfred Nobel.^[3]

The usage of child labour and discrimination against female education was the citation for the award. As of 2014 it is reckoned 168 million children are used for child labour, 60 million in India alone. This was mentioned by Thorbjørn Jagland in his handover ceremony speech.

Nominations

The Nobel Prize Committee announced that it had received a record number of 278 different nominations for the Peace Prize, up from 259 in 2013. 47 of these nominations were for organizations.^[4]

Favourites

Prior to the announcement, many news media speculated about who would win this year, providing lists of favourites. Often cited were Pope Francis,^[5][6][7] Ban Ki-moon,^[6] Chelsea Manning,^[5] Denis Mukwege,^[6][5][7] Edward Snowden,^[6][5][7] José Mujica,^[6] the Novaya Gazeta newspaper,^[6][7] and the so-called Japanese people who conserve Article 9,^[6][7] together with the eventual winner Malala Yousafzai.^[5][6][7] The other winner, Kailash Satyarthi, was not among the commonly cited favourites.

See also

• Nobel laureates of India
• List of Muslim Nobel laureates
• List of female Nobel laureates
• Education in Pakistan
• Terrorism in Pakistan
• Child labour
• Child labour in India
• Child labour in Pakistan

References

• History of Okayama
• History of Okaya, Nagano
• History of Okazaki, Aichi
• History of Okeechobee County, Florida
• History of Okegawa, Saitama
• History of Okemah, Oklahoma
• History of Okene
• History of Oketo, Kansas
• History of Okinawa, Okinawa
• History of Oklee, Minnesota
• History of Okmulgee, Oklahoma
• History of Okolona, Mississippi
• History of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
• History of Olari, Arad
• History of Olathe, Kansas
• History of Olbia
• History of Olcott Park
• History of Oldenburg (Oldenburg)
• History of Oldham County, Kentucky
• History of Old Harbor, Alaska
• History of Old High Middle School (Bentonville, Arkansas)
• History of Old Jenny Lind, Arkansas
• History of Old Monroe, Missouri
• History of Oldsmar, Florida
• History of Old Texas, Alabama