British nature spreader David Attenborough , climate activistGreta Thunberg , and the World Health Organization ( WHO ) are among the newly announced candidate for this year ’s Nobel Peace Prize .

Last year saw 329 masses and organizations nominated , but it ’s not been announce how many have been name for 2022 .

Attenborough , who showsno sign of slowing downat 95 , has been nominated for his efforts to inform about and protect Earth ’s diversity , while Thunberg   is on her quaternary nomination for the fourth sequent year for herclimate activism .

This is also the 2d yr the WHO , the United Nations means tax with spearheading ball-shaped efforts to take on the COVID-19 pandemic , has been nominated .

Other campaigner include the Myanmar National Unity Government formed by opponent of last class ’s coup ; Tuvalu ’s foreign curate Simon Kofe , who famously gave a speech at COP26 last yearknee - deep in seawaterto spotlight the peril the island nation is in due to the climate crisis ; and   Russian foeman loss leader , Alexei Navalny .

More surprising nominees includePope Francis , who has been nominate for his efforts to take on the climate crisis and WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange for his " fight for human right , democracy , and freedom . "

Nobel Peace Prize nominees may be submitted by anyone who suffer the strictnomination measure , including member of governments , university professors , member of external courts of law , old succeeder , and phallus of the dining table of theater director of organizations that have antecedently get ahead .

The Norse Nobel Institute , which awards the Peace Prize , does not annotate on nominations – it has a prescript to keep gens of nominator and unsuccessful candidate secret for 50 years – but it does have to accept nominating address , collect a short list and select the laureates , herald in October .

The Nobel Peace Prize has always attracted more controversial or surprising nominees than its scientific cousin-german . Both Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump were nominated in 2021 .

[ H / T : Reuters ]