Merida, Yucatan September 3, 2019 – 30 Nobel Peace Laureates, awarded organizations, prize recipients and Peace Laureates’ foundations from around the world will arrive to Merida for the 17th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, to be held between 19-22 of September 2019.

The historic event will mobilize the city in the spirit of peace – inspiring thoughts and actions for a more friendly, peaceful world. The Nobel Peace Summit is considered to be the largest peace-building conversation in recent times with so many peace architects and experts coming together. The unprecedented number of confirmed Nobel speakers, including Nobel Peace Laureates, representatives of the awarded organizations, prize recipients and laureates’ foundations, for this year’s Summit highlights the 20th Anniversary of the event making this occasion in Mérida especially important in proving the reputation and scale of the Summit. 

Merida, the host city of the event is being listed among other Summit host cities as Rome, Berlin, Hiroshima, Chicago, Bogota, Barcelona and Paris. The co-organizers of the 17th Nobel Peace Summit are the Permanent Secretariat of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates and the Government of the State of Yucatan.

Ekaterina Zagladina, President of the Permanent Secretariat of the Summit notes, “Every Summit has a unique atmosphere gathering Nobel energy and great leaders, experts and inspirational stories, productive discussions and exchange of experiences to address issues that affect our common welfare. We hope that the spirit and energy of peace-making will energize the Mexican society and foster a common acting for peace and humanity today and in years ahead. We believe that this Summit in particular will bring enormous benefits to all participants who are welcome to share examples and best practices for other nations by spreading peace and adding practical value to discussions. We look forward to being in Mérida, Mexico.”

The 17th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates will also demonstrate the capacity of the Yucatan capital and its infrastructure to meet the needs of the most important global meetings.

 

 

The list of confirmed attendees:

 

Nobel Peace Laureates, Individuals:

 

LECH WALESA, FORMER PRESIDENT OF POLAND, NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE 1983 received the Nobel Peace Prize for his “contribution, made with considerable personal sacrifice, to ensure the workers’ right to establish their own organisations”.

 

RIGOBERTA MENCHU TUM, GUATEMALA, NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE 1992 won the Prize “in recognition of her work for social justice and ethno-cultural reconciliation based on respect for the rights of indigenous peoples”.

 

FREDERIK WILLEM DE KLERK, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTH AFRICA, NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE 1993 received the Prize together with Nelson Mandela “for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa”.

 

JOSE RAMOS-HORTA, FORMER PRESIDENT OF EAST TIMOR, NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE 1996 received the Prize together with Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo “for their work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor”.

 

JODY WILLIAMS, USA, NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE 1997 received the Prize together with International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) “for their work for the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines”.

 

LORD DAVID TRIMBLE, NORTHERN IRELAND, NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE 1998 received the Prize together with John Hume “for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland”.

 

SHIRIN EBADI, IRAN, NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE 2003 received the Prize “for her efforts for democracy and human rights. She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children”.

 

TAWAKKOL KARMAN, YEMEN, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2011 received the Prize together with Leymah Gbowee and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf “for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work”.

 

LEYMAH GBOWEE, LIBERIA, NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE 2011 together with Tawakkol Karman and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf “for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work”.

 

KAILASH SATYARTHI, INDIA, NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE 2014 received the Prize together with Malala Yousafzai “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education”.

 

JUAN MANUEL SANTOS, FORMER PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA, NOBEL PEACE LAUREATE 2016 received the Prize “for his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50-year-long civil war to an end”.

 

 

Representatives of Nobel Peace Prize Awarded Organizations

 

Institute of International Law NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 1904

Representative: Mr Marcelo Kohen, Secretary General

 

International Peace Bureau NOBEL PEACE PRIZE  1910

Representative: Ms Lisa Clark, Co-President

 

International Committee of the Red Cross NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 1917, 1944, 1963

Representative; Mr Anton Camen, Deputy Head of delegation in Mexico,

 

American Friends Service Committee, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 1947

Representative: Ms Joyce Ajlouny, General Secretary

Representative: Mr Phil Lord, Clerk

 

United Nations Children’s Fund NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 1965

Representative: Ms Marita Perceval, Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean

 

International Labour Organization NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 1969

Representative: Ms Gerardina González Marroquin, Director of the ILO Office for México and Cuba

 

Amnesty International NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 1977

Representative: Ms Erika Guevara Rosas, Americas Director

 

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 1954, 1981 (twice)

Representative: Mr Mark Manly, Mexico National representative

 

International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 1985

Representative: Mr Ira Helfand, Co-President

 

Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 1995

Representative: Mr Sergio Duarte, President

 

International Campaign to Ban Landmines NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 1997

Representative: Mr Steve Goose, Co-founder

Representative: Mr Hector Guerra, Director

 

Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2015

Representative: Mr Abdessattar Ben Moussa, President, Tunisian Human Rights League

Representative: Ms Wided Bouchamaoui, President, Union Tunisienne de l’industrie, du Commerce et de L’artisanat

 

International Campaign To Abolish Nuclear Weapons NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2017

Representative: Ms María Eugenia Villareal, Steering Committee Member

 

Nobel Peace Prize Recipient:

 

José Manuel Barroso was the 11th President of the European Commission and was the Prize recipient on behalf of the European Union in 2012.

 

José Manuel Barroso has previously served as the 11th President of the European Commission (2004-2014) and the 115th Prime Minister of Portugal (2002-2004). In 2012 he was the Nobel Peace Prize recipient on behalf of the European Union.

 

 

Nobel Peace Laureates Foundations:

 

Albert Schweitzer Institute, Nobel Peace Laureate’s Foundation

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE ALBERT SCHWEITZER 1952

Representative: Mr Sean Duffy, President

 

Martin Luther King Center, Nobel Peace Laureate’s Foundation

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. 1964

Representative: Ms Bernice King President and CEO

 

Desmond Tutu Peace Foundation

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE DESMOND TUTU 1984

Representative: Mr Brian Rasch

Tebogo Joy Ngoma, granddaughter of Desmond Tutu

 

Nelson Mandela Foundation 1993, Nobel Peace Laureate’s Foundation

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE NELSON MANDELA 1993

Representative: Mr Sello Hatang, CEO

 

Yunus Centre,

Grameen Creative Lab

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE MUHAMMAD YUNUS 2006

Representative: M.F.M. Amir Khashru General Manager, Yunus Centre

Representative: Mr Hans Reitz, Co-Founder of Grameen Creative Lab