This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded jointly to three women - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen.
They were recognised for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work.
Mrs Sirleaf is Africa's first female elected head of state, Ms Gbowee is a peace activist and Ms Karman is a leading figure in Yemen's pro-democracy movement.
Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjorn Jagland Announced the prize in Oslo.
They were recognised for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work.
Mrs Sirleaf is Africa's first female elected head of state, Ms Gbowee is a peace activist and Ms Karman is a leading figure in Yemen's pro-democracy movement.
Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjorn Jagland Announced the prize in Oslo.
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