ExhibitionDec 11, 2005-Apr 13, 2006

Make Power – Not War

Picture of Mohamed ElBaradei working by a desk. With a strong contrast you can't see his face or other details.
Photo: Jørn H. Moen / Dagbladet

The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Exhibition was entitled Make Power – Not War and looked at the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Dr Mohamed ElBaradei.

Photo: Jørn H. Moen / Dagbladet

The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize was co-awarded to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its Director General Mohamed ElBaradei. ElBaradei was born on 17 June 1942 in Cairo, Egypt. He is married, and has two children. Elbaradei has a doctorate in international law obtained from universities in Egypt and the USA. He began his career as a diplomat in the Egyptian delegation to the UN. From 1974 to 78 he was a special assistant to the Foreign Minister of Egypt. He became a senior fellow of the International Law Program at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research in 1980. ElBaradei was associated with the IAEA from 1984 to 2009. He is described as a knowledgeable, hard-working person, with a mild, unpretentious manner. He and the IAEA conducted their activities under strong pressure both from the countries being inspected and from the nuclear powers themselves.

Photo: UN Photos

In 1970, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons entered into force, prohibiting the covert production of nuclear arms and strengthening the role of the IAEA in implementing safeguards. The treaty stipulates disarmament in countries that possess nuclear weapons and forbids acquisition in countries that do not. The goal is to achieve complete global disarmament. Under the terms of the treaty, nuclear states have only a temporary right to possess nuclear arms. For decades, and using limited resources, the IAEA has sought to expose violations of the treaty.

ElBaradei considers the nuclear threat of today to be greater than ever before. IAEA controls over 900 facilities for nuclear power in 71 countries in order to prevent dissemination of nuclear weapons. At the same time, IAEA promotes civilian use of nuclear power and related technology. The exhibition highlighted this controversial double role.

The 2005 Peace Prize Laureate, Dr ElBaradei, opened the exhibit Sunday 11 December.

The exhibit was made in co-operation with Dagbladet MAGASINET and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.