The surprise winner in a large field of nominees that included diplomats who brokered peace deals in hotspots like Indonesia's troubled Aceh Province and global celebrities like U2 lead singer and development advocate Bono, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus, whose system of micro-credit loans reshaped development efforts in poor nations, won the Nobel Peace Prize today, along with the bank he founded.
Yunus, 66, founded
Grameen Bank in 1976, and was praised by the
Norwegian Nobel Committee yesterday as a man who paved the way for helping economic development among the poorest of his nation -- particularly among rural women.
Who didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize despite mentioning in passing the other day that they were a candidate?
Poor Cindy, if it wasn't always just about you!
No comments:
Post a Comment