The Nobel Peace Prize 2026 has been awarded to Indian Tamil origin Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday. She will receive a medal, a diploma and prize money of 12 million Swedish kronor (around $1.2 million) at the ceremony in Oslo, Norway, on December 10, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death.
Pillay is a South African jurist born into a Tamil family. She was the former head of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and a former International Criminal Court judge. Her career spans landmark human rights cases, international criminal tribunals and six years as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
