Quakers nominate Kenyan Miriam Were for Nobel Peace Prize
‘Peace provides the best opportunities for all of us. Peace and health are the foundation for the well-being of humanity and the planet.’
Quakers in Britain and the United States have nominated Kenyan doctor Miriam Were for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
Chairperson of the National AIDS Control Council (NACC) Kenya, Quaker Miriam Were is on the Lancet COVID-19 Commission and has had high-level positions at Unicef and the World Health Organisation. She said: ‘Peace provides the best opportunities for all of us. Peace and health are the foundation for the well-being of humanity and the planet.’
During her long career, she has faced threats of violence and retaliation because of her refusal to bow to corrupt practice.
Oliver Robertson, head of Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW), which has the right to nominate candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize, said: ‘We know that good public health is essential for creating the world we want to see. The Covid-19 pandemic has only reinforced this. Miriam Were has spent nearly fifty years working on community-based health initiatives around the world, bringing this vision to life.’
You need to login to read subscriber-only content and/or comment on articles.