These are the frontrunners for this year's Nobel Peace Prize

While US President Donald Trump is again lobbying to win the Nobel Peace Prize , a number of frontrunners have emerged who experts say are far more likely to win the award.

This year's winner will be announced in Oslo later today and the Norwegian Nobel Committee has 287 nominations.

The prize is awarded annually to people or organisations who have done the most to promote peace between nations.

Nominations are not public but the acting director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo, Haakon Gjerløw, who is considered a top analyst of the Nobel Peace Prize, has tipped five leading contenders.

A Ukrainian children's rights advocate, Mykola Kuleba has devoted much of the last two decades to saving kids in his country from threats like human trafficking and cyberbullying.

Since Russia's invasion of Crimea and Donbas in 2014 , he has led efforts to deliver emergency aid and evacuation assistance to Ukrainians deported by Russia from the occupied territories.

Mr Kuleba co-founded rescue charity Save Ukraine, later concentrating on the return of vulnerable civilians including children, orphans and families after Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.

He previously led efforts to recognise and expand the rights of minors in Ukraine, serving as the country's children's ombudsman, head of the Kyiv Children's Service and co-founder of the Ukraine Without Orphans Alliance.

Mr Gjerløw said both the work of Mr Kuleba and Save the Children emphasised the need to protect children in war.

Civil war-hit Sudan is in the midst of a major humanitarian crisis, with food, water and medical supplies in short supply.

Community-led initiatives like the Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs) have stepped in to fill the gap and deliver essential humanitarian assistance to millions.

Led by a grassroots network of Sudanese civilians, the ERRs have been instrumental in setting up communal kitchens, supporting evacuations, fixing vital communications infrastructure and supplying essential resources like clean water, fuel and medical supplies.

Most aren't legally registered but receive funding from Sudanese residents, charitie, and international development agencies. Mr Gjerløw said awarding this year's peace prize to Sudan's ERRs would highlight the power of everyday people to serve humanity in difficult times of conflict.

This US-based watchdog group has continued to defend the rights of journalists in an increasingly hostile global environment.