Pillay jokes she may share Nobel Prize with Trump
Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay joked that she “may share this prize with Trump”. She made the remark after the 2026 prize was announced on October 9.
US President Donald Trump had been nominated for the prize by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Pillay’s work on the Gaza report was cited among the reasons for her win.
The former UN human rights chief is known for her plain speaking. The light remark drew laughs at the press event. Trump has not publicly responded to the joke so far.
Pillay said she hopes the prize will push the world toward peace. She urged leaders to act on Gaza and other conflicts. The award has renewed focus on her decades of rights work.
Pillay served as a judge on the International Criminal Court before her UN role. She has worked on tribunals for Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. Rights groups said the prize honours a lifetime of courage.
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