On October 5, in Oslo, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the Nobel Peace Prize laureates for 2018.

The prize is awarded annually to individuals or organizations that have made outstanding contributions to peace. The award is awarded since 1901.

The Nobel Peace Prize winners for 2018 were a gynecologist from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denis Mukwege, and an Iraqi human rights defender, Nadya Murad.. The award was awarded to them "for their efforts in stopping sexual violence as an instrument of war and armed conflict".

The website of the Nobel Committee reports that Mukweg "spent most of his adult life" helping victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.. He has repeatedly condemned impunity for mass rape and criticized the Congolese government for failing to combat sexual violence against women in military conflict..

Nadia Murad - a victim of war crimes. After her escape from the captivity of ISIS, she told the whole world about the atrocities of militants. The girl was appointed as UN Goodwill Ambassador in 2016..

In 2018, 217 people and 112 organizations applied for the Peace Prize.. In particular, the leaders of North and South Korea - Kim Jong Ying and Moon Jae Ying, as well as US President Donald Trump were presented for the award.. Last year, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Campaign for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons..

Note that on September 18, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine nominated Oleg Sentsov for the Nobel Peace Prize.. Illegally convicted Ukrainian starves almost 120 days in Russian prison. However, according to the rules, the Ukrainian director can get into the list of nominees only in 2019, since the nominees were to be submitted before February 1 of the year of the award..