00:00And we go now to world news as on Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the
00:04Japanese group Nihon Kidankyo, formed by atomic bomb survivors, with the 2024 Peace Nobel
00:11Prize for their tireless work against the use of nuclear weapons.
00:17To find the laureate is, of course, even more challenging when dark sky is on the horizon,
00:22when conflicts are present around the world.
00:25But this year we want to highlight the important and the astonishing fact that nuclear weapons
00:29have not been used in 80 years, also because of the incredible work of the Nihon Kidankyo.
00:35This year's prize is both a wake-up call to the world, but it's also to recognize how
00:42individuals can stand up and create hope by telling their stories.
00:48And in this context, after receiving the award news, Kidankyo's Hiroshima branch executive
00:54highlighted the parallels between the current situation in Gaza and the devastation caused
00:59by the atomic bomb in Japan.
01:04After all, it is all about peace.
01:06The images of the children in Gaza covered with blood held by their parents remind me
01:11of Japan 80 years ago.
01:14Children lost their fathers in the war and lost their mothers with the nuclear bomb.
01:19They became orphans.
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