The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni women's rights advocate Tawakkul Karman.

　　The Norwegian Nobel Committee made the announcement Friday in Oslo, saying the three women will split the coveted award for "their nonviolent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights."

　　Committee Chairman Thorbjoern Jagland praised the work of the three recipients, saying that "we cannot achieve lasting peace in the world unless women obtain the same opportunities as men."

　　Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 72, became Africa's first democratically elected female president in 2005. The Nobel Committee praised the Liberian leader for her efforts to secure peace, promote economic and social development and strengthen the position of women.

　　2011年诺贝尔和平奖被授予利比利亚总统埃伦.约翰逊.瑟利夫，利比利亚和平活动人士蕾曼.格鲍伊和也门妇女权利倡导者塔瓦库尔.卡门。

　　挪威诺贝尔和平奖委员会星期五在奥斯陆做出这一宣布时说，这三位女士分享这次和平奖是因为她们“为女性的安全和女性全面参与和平建设工作的权利进行非暴力的奋斗。”

　　挪威诺贝尔和平奖委员会主席亚格兰赞扬这三位女士的成就，还说，除非女性享有和男性一样的机会，否则我们不能实现持久的和平。

　　埃伦•约翰逊•瑟利夫2005年成为非洲位民主选举产生的女总统。挪威诺贝尔和平奖委员会赞扬她打破种族和宗教界限，帮助结束了利比利亚的内战。

　　诺委会赞扬也门妇女权利倡导者塔瓦库尔•卡门在为也门的妇女权利以及民主与和平的努力过程中发挥了领导作用。

　　挪威诺贝尔和平奖委员会表示，希望这次的颁奖有助于制止在很多国家内仍然存在的对女性的压迫。