Navalny, Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
OSLO: Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for
members of parliaments worldwide to former winners, are eligible to propose candidates
laureate every year since 2014, with the exception of 2019, said Henrik Urdal, Director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo
nominations, keeping secret for 50 years the names of nominators and unsuccessful nominees.But nominators can choose to reveal their
picks.According to a Reuters survey of Norwegian lawmakers, nominees include Thunberg, Navalny, the WHO and its COVAX programme to secure
against COVID-19 is front and centre, including a nomination for the GAVI vaccine alliance.Other names are Belarusian activists Sviatlana
Protect Journalists; former Charlie Hebdo journalist Zineb el Rhazoui; news website Hong Kong Free Press, the U.S.-based International
President Donald Trump, NATO and the U.N
refugee agency (UNHCR).Also on the list is Aminatou Haidar, for her peaceful campaigning towards an independent Western Sahara, the
International Space Station and the International Scout Movement.The 2021 laureate will be announced in October.