Nihon Hidankyo Wins the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize

2024-11-06

We are thrilled to congratulate Nihon Hidankyo , the organization representing Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors, on being awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize . Their decades of tireless advocacy for a world free from nuclear weapons, drawing on the deeply moving witness testimonies of the Hibakusha , survivors of the atomic bombings, have made an immeasurable impact worldwide. Based on their efforts and experience, they are a constant reminder that such devastation must never be repeated.

We would like to express our heartfelt congratulations to the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, the organization representing the atomic bomb survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, on receiving the Nobel Peace Prize in 2024. Their decades of tireless advocacy for a world free of nuclear weapons, based on the deeply moving testimonies of atomic bomb survivors, has had an immeasurable impact on the world. Based on their efforts and experiences, they continue to send a strong message that such a tragedy must never be repeated.