Herbie Hancock, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and co-president of the International Committee of Artists for Peace, was a key speaker at the 70-year Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombing Remembrance Concert at Youngstorget Square in Oslo, on August 6. August 6 and 9 marked the 70th anniversaries, respectively, of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There…
Jakob Oftebro, star of the 2012 Norwegian blockbuster film Kon-Tiki and the Norwegian Broadcasting System (NRK) series Erobreren (The Conqueror), was born in Oslo in 1986. His other film appearances include roles in Just Bea (2004) and Max Manus: Man of War (2008); and in 2013, he starred in the feature film The Hidden Child….
The International Committee of Artists for Peace presented Betty Williams, a 1976 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and founder of World Centers of Compassion for Children International, with its Humanity in the Arts Peace Award at the world-renowned Montreux Jazz Festival. Montreux Jazz Festival founder and past ICAP award recipient Claude Nobs joined ICAP co-president and…