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Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2013 Peace Prize on Friday to the United Nations body charged with destroying Syrias stocks of chemical weapons under a deal brokered by Russia and the United States.
In its citation, the committee said: Recent events in Syria, where chemical weapons have again been put to use, have underlined the need to enhance the efforts to do away with such weapons.
It was the second successive year that the panel, based in Oslo, Norway, chose an organization for its accolade. The European Union won the 2012 prize.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/12/world/chemical-weapons-watchdog-wins-nobel-peace-prize.html?_r=0
B Calm
(28,762 posts)to school would win!
delrem
(9,688 posts)To award it to a UN agency is just to pat oneself on the back.
There's no comparison to the individual significance of Malala's contribution.
joshcryer
(62,277 posts)But at least we didn't get another Kissenger.
JI7
(89,279 posts)she will have many more chances to win.
dembotoz
(16,864 posts)the chemical weapons thing is kinda a big deal
and they could have given it to putin which would have been a kissenger moment