The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a South African jurist and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced the prize on October 9, 2026, “for her efforts to promote peace and international law.”
Pillay, born on September 23, 1941, in Durban, South Africa, receives the full prize alone. The committee credited her with helping ensure that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted.
Source: NobelPrize.org, Nobel Peace Prize 2026 press release (October 9, 2026)