Summary
- The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- The organization works towards achieving a world free of nuclear weapons and has been instrumental in global anti-nuclear activism
- Hibakusha testimony has contributed significantly to raising awareness about the devastating consequences of nuclear weapons
- Nihon Hidankyo supports the UN treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons