2008 - Martti Ahtisaari

For his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts.

2007 - Al Gore and The IPCC

For their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change.

2006 - Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank

For their efforts through microcredit to create economic and social development from below.

2005 - Mohamed El Baradei and the IAEA

For their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way.

2004 - Wangari Maathai

For her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace.

2003 - Shirin Ebadi

For her efforts for democracy and human rights, especially the rights of women and children, in Iran and the Muslim world in general.

2002 - Jimmy Carter

For his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts.

2001 - Kofi Annan and the United Nations

For their work for a better organized and more peaceful world.

2000 - Kim Dae Jung

For his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea in particular.