「被爆者の働きが評価」　日本被団協、ノーベル平和賞決定で声明

　ノーベル平和賞受賞が決定した日本原水爆被害者団体協議会（日本被団協）は２８日、「被爆者一人ひとりの働きが高く評価された。重く受け止め、若い世代への継承を願いつつ、一層頑張ることを誓う」とする声明を公表した。
　また、１２月１０日にノルウェーの首都オスロで開かれる授賞式では、田中熙巳代表委員（９２）がスピーチすることになった。同国ノーベル賞委員会がウェブサイトで明らかにした。
　声明では、共に運動を進めてきた「核兵器廃絶国際キャンペーン（ＩＣＡＮ）」が２０１７年に受賞して以降、自分たちが受賞する期待はほとんどなかったとした。そうした中での決定に「耳を疑った。運動の根幹が理解されていることに感動した。亡くなった多くの先達と喜びを共にしたい」と記した。
　ノーベル賞委員会の授賞理由については、被爆者が「同じ苦しみを誰にも味わわせてはならない」と一貫して核兵器廃絶を求め、苦しい体験の証言を通じ訴え続けてきたことが評価されたと言及した。（2024/10/28-21:27）

Nihon Hidankyo, or the Japan Confederation of A- and H- Bomb Sufferers Organizations, said the group believes it was named this year's winner of the Nobel Peace Prize as the work of each and every hibakusha atomic bomb survivor was highly appreciated.
   In a statement released on Monday, the group said hibakusha were commended for consistently calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons through testimonies of their painful experiences so that no more people would have to suffer the same pain.
   The hibakusha group also said that it takes the prize seriously, showing its determination to work harder in hopes of passing the torch to the next generation.
   Elsewhere in the statement, the group said that after the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN, with which Nihon Hidankyo has worked together, won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, the group had little hope of winning the prize itself. Against this backdrop, Nihon Hidankyo said it could not immediately believe that the group had been chosen as the winner of this year's prize but was moved by the fact that the root of its activities was understood. The group said its members hope to share the joy with the many predecessors who have passed away.
   The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that Terumi Tanaka, 92, co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, will give a speech at the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in the Norwegian capital of Oslo on Dec. 10.