London, December 31 (RHC)-- The international campaign to recognize Cuban doctors of the Henry Reeve brigade with the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize added on Thursday four other formal nominations in the United Kingdom.
Members of the British Parliament Paula Barker, Ian Byrne, Dan Carden, and Kim Johnson, representing different electoral districts of the English city of Liverpool, made the nomination, the Campaign for Solidarity with Cuba (CSC), Rob Miller, informed Prensa Latina.
According to the activist, the Norwegian committee in charge of awarding the Nobel Peace Prize confirmed to each of the legislators the receipt of formal nominations, bringing the number of applications submitted by British parliamentarians to 16.
In their letters to support the proposal, the four members of the House of Commons agreed to highlight the humanitarian aid provided by the Henry Reeve brigade members in countries affected by natural disasters and epidemics such as Covid-19
The Cuban health workers who make up this brigade voluntarily demonstrate selfless humanitarianism in the face of health emergencies and natural disasters and provide assistance regardless of political borders, Johnson said.
Carden, one of the lawmakers, highlighted that doctors from the Caribbean island have worked in 39 countries during the Covid-19 pandemic, which shows, he said, what can be achieved when working in a spirit of cooperation, peace, and solidarity.
For his part, Byrne considered that the internationalism and humanitarianism shown by the Henry Reeve brigade members deserve to be recognized with the Nobel Peace Prize. At the same time, his colleague Barker assured the Norwegian committee that the world has much to learn from Cuba in terms of medical cooperation and health professionals' training.
According to the rules, nominations for recognition can only be made by parliamentarians, academics, magistrates of international courts, people already awarded and active or retired members of the committee, and have a deadline of January 31 of each year.
