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The Norwegian Nobel Committee has selected the former president of Finland Martti Ahtisaari for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Martti Ahtisaari has been honored with the coveted award for his tireless contribution towards global peace and harmony. For more than three decades, he has been operating as mediator in conflicts around the world. The 71-year old former Finnish president has been selected out of 197 nominees. After getting the award, Ahtisaari said that it will help him to raise funds for further peacemaking.
Referring Ahtisaari as a champion, the chairman of awards committee Ole Danbolt Mjoes said that the veteran has showed the world how mediators can sort out the problem of international conflicts. The prize money of $1.4 million will be handed over to Ahtisaari in a function at Oslo on December 10, 2008 which is also the death anniversary of Sir Alfred Nobel. The Nobel Peace prize is the most prestigious award of the world. Last year it was won by former vice president Al Gore and the U.N. climate change department for their work on the environment.
