在挪威的頒獎儀式上,貝蒂·威廉斯宣讀了著名的“和平人民宣言”(The Declaration of the Peace People)(原文):威廉斯(右五)和聯合國秘書長(左一)合影
We have a simple message to the world from this movement for Peace.
We want to live and love and build a just and peaceful society.
We want for our children, as we want for ourselves, our lives at home, at work, and at play to be lives of joy and Peace.
We recognise that to build such a society demands dedication, hard work, and courage.
We recognise that there are many problems in our society which are a source of conflict and violence.
We recognise that every bullet fired and every exploding bomb make that work more difficult.
We reject the use of the bomb and the bullet and all the techniques of violence.
We dedicate ourselves to working with our neighbours, near and far, day in and day out, to build that peaceful society in which the tragedies we have known are a bad memory and a continuing warning.
貝蒂·威廉斯也為聯合國大學哥斯大黎加和平榮譽理事會服務,同時還是華盛頓亞洲民主學院主席(chairwoman of the Institute for Asian Democracy in Washington, D.C.),第25屆國際和平基金委員會(the International Honorary Committee for the 25th anniversary for the Children’s Defense Fund)的會員以及布達佩斯俱樂部的榮譽會員。