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Detailed explanation-1: -Divina Maloum (14) from Cameroon and Greta Thunberg (16) from Sweden both received the International Children’s Peace Prize 2019 today.

Detailed explanation-2: -The KidsRights Expert Committee selected Rena Kawasaki as a winner out of 175 candidates from 46 countries. She received the prize during the 18th International Children’s Peace Prize Ceremony, which took place in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Monday 14 November.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pope Francis, British nature broadcaster David Attenborough, the World Health Organization and Belarusian dissident Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya are among the nominees for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize after being backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner.

Detailed explanation-4: -In October 2011 she was nominated by human rights activist Desmond Tutu for the International Children’s Peace Prize. In December of that year she was awarded Pakistan’s first National Youth Peace Prize (later renamed the National Malala Peace Prize).