Question: who won the nobel peace prize in 1998
Answer: '' José Ramos - Horta 1997 International Campaign to Ban Landmines Switzerland `` for their work for the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines '' Jody Williams United States 1998 John Hume Ireland `` for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland '' David Trimble United Kingdom 1999 Médecins Sans Frontières Switzerland `` in recognition of the organization 's pioneering humanitarian work on several continents '' 2000 Kim Dae - jung South Korea `` for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general , and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea in particular '' 2001 United Nations United Nations `` for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world '' Kofi Annan Ghana 2002 Jimmy Carter United States `` for his decade