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Attenborough, WHO, Tsikhanouskaya among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
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Environmental activist: David Attenborough speaks during the opening ceremony of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, the United Kingdom, on Nov. 1, 2021. (AFP/POOL/Jeff J Mitchell)
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ritish nature broadcaster David Attenborough, the World Health Organization and Belarusian dissident Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya are among the nominees for this year's Nobel Peace Prize after being backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner.
Thousands of people, from members of parliaments worldwide to former winners, are eligible to propose candidates.
Norwegian lawmakers have nominated an eventual Peace laureate every year since 2014, with the exception of 2019, including one of the two laureates last year, Maria Ressa.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee, which decides who wins the award, does not comment on nominations, keeping secret for 50 years the names of nominators and unsuccessful nominees.
However, some nominators like Norwegian lawmakers choose to reveal their picks.
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Attenborough, 95, is best known for his landmark television series illustrating the natural world, including Life on Earth and The Blue Planet.
