Save the Children Peace Prize Party
The Save the Children Peace Prize Party is a collaboration between Save the Children Norway, The Norwegian Nobel Institute and The Nobel Peace Center. The Save the Children Peace Prize Party was arranged in Oslo for the first time in 1997 when The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) and Jody Williams were awarded with the Peace Prize. Since then, the Save the Children Peace Prize Partyhas been a part of the official program for the Nobel Peace Prize.This year Save the Children Peace Prize Party takes place at the Nobel Peace Center on December 10th at 11.00 – 12.00, shortly before the official Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at Oslo City Hall.
12 children from Oslo constitute a children’s committee, which is involved in planning, arranging and hosting the event. It will be a show with music, speeches and interviews, all planned and done by the children. With the strong involvement of children in the process of arranging the Save the Children Peace Prize Party, the children get the opportunity to work with peace, focusing on solidarity with children in other countries and to ensure that children's voices are heard. The show is made by children and for children!
200 invited children from different schools in Oslo will constitute the audience. Other distinguished quests who will attend the event, besides the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, are HRH the Crown Prince Haakon, the Mayor of Oslo Marianne Borgen and the Director of the Nobel Peace Center Liv Tørres. The masters of ceremonies from the children’s committee will lead the session with the Prize Laureate and ask questions that the children have prepared. The event will be streamed live with Norwegian schools as the primary target group.
For media:
Media is welcome to cover the event, but please note that you have to apply for accreditation. For more information about accreditations, media rights and press contacts please go to ‘Accreditation’.
If you would like to interview some of the children or have questions about this event, please contact tuva.waerdahl@reddbarna.no.