This Nobel Peace Prize front-runner didn't win — but did get the 'alternative Nobel'
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The Sudan Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) were considered a front-runner for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, although they didn't end up winning. It's the second year in a row that they've been nominated. And the group received both the Rafto Prize and a Right Livelihood Award (sometimes referred to as the "Alternative Nobel").
When they gave their award, the team at Right Livelihood wrote, "Beyond saving lives, ERRs nurture a culture of compassion and solidarity that lays the foundation for Sudan's future civil society and democratic renewal."
(The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to María Corina Machado for "her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.")
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Sudan has been ravaged by a civil war that began in April 2023. The Sudan ERRs are a network of thousands of volunteers within the country who have responded by providing food, shelter
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