Nobel Peace Prize 2026: Sudan Emergency Response Rooms win (announcement October 9, 2026)
Pending
✦ AI-generated prediction
Published on 1. October 2026
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Predicted for 9. October 2026
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Based on: Historical Cycle
Polymarket prices Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms (ERR) at 16.4% — market leader among ~20 serious candidates — as the most likely 2026 Nobel Peace Prize recipient (Oct 1, 2026; >$24.7M trading volume). Runners-up: Volodymyr Zelenskyy (11%), Save the Children (10%). The ERR is a civilian volunteer network coordinating food, medicine and evacuations amid Sudan's civil war since 2019; they won the 2025 Chatham House Prize. PRIO explicitly highlighted ERR in its September nomination environment. Recent Nobel history increasingly favoring collective humanitarian actors from active conflict zones provides structural tailwinds. 17% is deliberately conservative: despite leading the market, uncertainty remains high with ~20 credible candidates.
Data basis for this prediction
- Polymarket Nobel Peace Prize 2026: Sudan ERR 16,4 % / Selenskyj 11 % / Save the Children 10 % (Stand 1. Oktober 2026, Handelsvolumen >24,7 Mio. USD)
- PRIO Oslo: Sudan ERR in September-Nominierungsumfeld hervorgehoben (CryptoSlate / Casino.org, September 2026)
- Chatham House Prize 2025 an Sudan Emergency Response Rooms (März 2026)
- Nobel Peace Prize Bekanntgabe: 9. Oktober 2026, 11:00 Uhr MESZ (Norwegisches Nobel-Institut)
Verdict: Pending
This prediction is still open. It will be evaluated automatically against real-world sources after its due date.
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