Live8 planner is Nobel nominee
Live8 organizer Bob Geldof has been nominated for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, the BBC reports.
The nomination was made by a Norwegian member of parliament, Jan Simonsen, who cited Geldof’s work to help poor nations. Geldof previously was involved in the Live Aid concerts to combat hunger in Africa.
The prize is awarded annually by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, but the deadline for nominations for the 2005 prize has passed.
“Bob Geldof took the initiative in July 2005 to arrange a string of rock concerts to focus on the problems of poor nations and pressure the world’s leading politicians to take actions in fighting poverty,” Simonsen said in a statement.
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