List of organizations nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize

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The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel prizes established according to Alfred Nobel's 1895 will. It is awarded annually to those who have "done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congress".{{cite web | url = https://www.nobelprize.org/alfred_nobel/will/will-full.html | access-date = 3 December 2020 | title = Excerpt from the Will of Alfred Nobel | date = 15 December 2017 | publisher = Nobel Foundation}}

Since 1901, there have been a number of organizations{{efn|group=notes|"Organizations" refers to any collective group such as foundations, movements, institutes, societies, nations, federations, ministries, programmes, committees or associations.}} nominated for the prize. The first organization to win was the Institute of International Law, founded by Gustave Moynier and Gustave Rolin-Jaequemyns, in 1904.{{cite web |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1904/index.html |title=The Nobel Peace Prize 1904 |publisher=Nobel Foundation |access-date=3 December 2020}} The institute works in making the rules of international law, abolishing causes and motives of war and violence, and developing guidelines for peaceful relations between sovereign states.{{cite web |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1904/international-law/facts/ |title=Facts - Institute of International Law|publisher=Nobel Foundation |access-date=3 December 2020}}

From 1901 to 1974, there have been at least 141 organizations, unions, and movements nominated for the prize, 11 of which were awarded the prize (1904, 1910, 1917, 1938, 1947, 1954, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1977, and 1995). The International Committee of the Red Cross is the most honoured organization for the prize and one of the most widely recognized organizations in the world, having won three Nobel Peace Prizes (in 1917, 1944, and 1963).{{cite web|url=http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/lists/organizations.html|title=Nobel Prize awarded organisations|publisher=Nobel Foundation|access-date=2009-10-13}} The third time it won, the prize was shared with the League of Red Cross Societies. It was followed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees which has won twice in 1954 and 1981.

There have been 19 years in which the Peace Prize was not awarded. As of October 2024, the Peace Prize has been awarded to 28 organizations: Institute of International Law (1904), Permanent International Peace Bureau (1910), International Committee of the Red Cross (1917, 1944 and 1963), Nansen International Office for Refugees (1938), Friends Service Council and American Friends Service Committee (1947), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1954 and 1981), League of Red Cross Societies (1963), United Nations Children's Fund (1965), International Labour Organization (1969), Amnesty International (1977), International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (1985), United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces (1988), Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs (1995), International Campaign to Ban Landmines (1997), Médecins Sans Frontières (1999), United Nations (2001), International Atomic Energy Agency (2005), Grameen Bank (2006), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007), European Union (2012), Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (2013), Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet (2015), International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (2017), World Food Programme (2020), Memorial and Center for Civil Liberties (2022) and Nihon Hidankyo (2024).

Organizations by the year of their first nomination

Despite the following list consists of notable organizations deemed worthy of the prize, there have been other organizations that contributed to peacebuilding, promoting human rights and international law, which may have or may have not been nominated, since the Nobel nomination archives are revealed 50 years after,{{cite web|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/peace/|title=Nomination and selection of Nobel Peace Prize laureates|access-date=24 December 2018|website=nobelprize.org|date=5 July 2018 }} and among them:

International and inter-governmental organizations: Food and Agriculture Organization (1945), International Fund for Agricultural Development (1977), International Maritime Organization (1948), International Monetary Fund (1944), International Telecommunication Union (1865), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (1966), World Bank Group (1944), World Intellectual Property Organization (1967), World Meteorological Organization (1950), International Refugee Organization (1946), International Organization for Migration (1951), World Trade Organization (1995), United Nations Economic and Social Council (1945), United Nations Population Fund (1969), Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (1969), Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (1981), and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (1967).
Human rights and freedom organizations: Freedom House (1971), Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (1959), International Federation for Human Rights (1922), Helsinki Committee for Human Rights (1976), Human Rights First (1978), United Nations Human Rights Council (2006), Human Rights Watch (1978), Humanists International (1952), Humanity & Inclusion (1982), Disabled Peoples' International (1972), National Right to Life Committee (1968), Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (1967), Human Life International (1981), Refugees International (1979), International Alliance of Women (1904), League of Women Voters (1920), National Coalition for Men (1977), National Network Opposing the Militarization of Youth (2004), Youth Against Dictatorship (2023), Operation Underground Railroad (2013), Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (1998), La Strada International (2004), International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (1998), International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims (1985), Freedom from Torture (1985), International Association of Genocide Scholars (1994), Lawyers Without Borders (2000), PEN International (1921), Freedom of the Press Foundation (2012), Index on Censorship (1972), Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (1970) and International Freedom of Expression Exchange (1992).
Nuclear-ban and research organizations: Trident Ploughshares (1998), Nuclear Information and Resource Service (1978), The Ribbon International (1983), United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (1998), Union of Concerned Scientists (1969), European Organization for Nuclear Research (1954), Global Security Institute (1999), Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (1956), Society for Radiological Protection (1963), International Radiation Protection Association (1965), World Association of Nuclear Operators (1989), and Institute of Nuclear Materials Management (1958).
Environmenatal and indigenous rights organizations: Forest Peoples Programme (1990), Green Cross International (1993), Survival International (1969), United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (2000), World Council of Indigenous Peoples (1975), Environmental Defense Fund (1967), International Union for Conservation of Nature (1948), World Network of Biosphere Reserves (1976), Conservation International (1987), Global Forest Coalition (2000), The Climate Mobilization (2014), Revive & Restore (2012), and Wildlife Conservation Society (1895), Friends of the Earth (1969), Fauna and Flora International (1903), Green Belt Movement (1977), The Climate Reality Project (2006), 350.org (2007), Extinction Rebellion (2018), and Youth Climate Movement (2005).
Humanitarian and charity organizations: Emergency (1994), Caritas Internationalis (1951), Open Doors (1955), Aid to the Church in Need (1947), World Relief (1944), International Christian Concern (1995), Plenty International (1974), Habitat for Humanity International (1976), Union of Medical Care and Relief Organizations (2012), Catholic Relief Services (1943), Catholic Worker Movement (1933), Society of Saint Vincent de Paul (1833), Kolping Society (1850), Norwegian People's Aid (1939), Child In Need Institute (1974), Emmaus Community (1949), Terre des Hommes International Federation (1966), Malteser International (2005), Mercy Ships (1978), Action Against Hunger (1979), Rise Against Hunger (1998), Mary's Meals (2002), The Trussell Trust (1997), Angat Buhay Foundation (2022), Mennonite Central Committee (1920), Médecins du Monde (1980), International Catholic Migration Commission (1951), United Mission for Relief & Development (2010) and International Islamic Relief Organization (1978).
Maritime organizations: Blue Ventures (2003), Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (2004), International Seabed Authority (1994), Marine Conservation Society (1983), Ocean Conservancy (1972), Oceana (2001), Our Seas Our Future (2011), Save Our Seas Foundation (2003), Sea Ranger Service (2016), Pacific Environment (1987), and Society for Marine Mammalogy (1981).
Universal peace and fraternity organizations: World Peace Council (1949), Peace Alliance (2004), World Beyond War (2014), Code Pink:Women for Peace (2002), Economists for Peace and Security (1989), Veterans for Peace (1985), International Peace Institute (1970), Interpeace (1994), Peace Direct (2003), European Institute of Peace (2014), United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (2005), Peace Research Institute Oslo (1959), Peace and Justice Studies Association (2001), Seeds of Peace (1993), Peace History Society (1964), International Peace and Security Institute (2009), Religions for Peace (1970), World Peace Foundation (1910), and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (1966).

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