Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Navi Pillay

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Navi Pillay, a former judge of the International Criminal Court and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, "for her efforts to promote peace and international law".

In its citation the Norwegian Nobel Committee stressed the importance of preserving the international legal order. "The system of international law is under tremendous pressure, and its institutions are under attack," it said.

Pillay was born in Durban, South Africa. She also led a UN commission that concluded that Israel had committed genocide in Gaza.

The award ceremony will traditionally take place in Oslo on 10 December.