The committee awards the peace prize annually according to guidelines laid down in the will of its founder , Alfred Nobel . Committee on Ahtisaari 's ` ` significant '' role in Estonia 's independence . Working with others this year to find a peaceful solution in Iraq . Helped broker a deal in troubled Indonesian province of Papua in 2005 . He left office in December 2001 .
Committee on Ahtisaari 's ` ` significant '' role in Estonia 's independence . Working with others this year to find a peaceful solution in Iraq . Helped broker a deal in troubled Indonesian province of Papua in 2005 . He left office in December 2001 .