Message from Professor Muhammad Yunus to María Corina Machado

Dhaka : I extend my hearty congratulations to María Corina Machado on receiving the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous fight for democracy in her beloved Venezuela.

Ms. Machado has faced oppression with steadfast resolve, never wavering in her commitment to a freer and more just future for her country and her people.

As the Nobel Committee rightly stated: “Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk, and who remind us that freedom must never be taken for granted, but must always be defended — with words, with courage, and with determination.”

She has dared to imagine a better world and worked tirelessly to make it so.

Congratulations, once again.

Professor Muhammad Yunus
Nobel Peace Laureate (2006)
Bangladesh