Ex-Finland President Awarded Nobel Peace Prize for Lasting Peace
Posted on October 11, 2008 in Current Affairs by Danteshwari
Ex- President of Finland, Marti Ahtisaari,71, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for building up lasting peace from Africa as well Africa to Europe and West Asia. He was honored by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for his efforts over three a decade period to resolve conflicts at the international level and will receive 10 million kronor (US$1.4 million) for his efforts from Namibia onwards to Aceh, Indonesia, Kosovo and Iraq.
Ahtisarri, while winning the prize for peace also hopes to work for the eradication of youth unemployment all over the world.
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October 11th, 2008 at 11:23 pm
I regret that the much neglected language,Esperanto did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize. At least nine British MP’s nominated this global language, for the Prize.
Within a short period of 121 years Esperanto is now placed within the top 100 languages, out of 6,000 worldwide according to the CIA factbook. It is the 17th most used language by Wikipedia, and it is in active use by Facebook and Skype.
Solid arguments for Esperanto can be seen on the Youtube video, by Professor Piron, a former translator at the United Nations.
If you have time please check http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LV9XU