ICAN has 468 partner groups in 101 countries.In naming ICAN as the Nobel Prize recipient (above), the Norwegian Nobel Committee highlighted the Geneva-based organization's "work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons." Nobel laureates receive a gold medal together with a diploma and (as of 2017) 9 million SEK (roughly US$1.0 million, €0.87 million). The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. List of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates from 1901 to 2018: The International Committee of the Red Cross has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize three times (in 1917, 1944 and 1963), and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize two times (in 1954 and 1981), there are 23 individual organizations which have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), a coalition of non-governmental organisations from over 100 countries around the globe. ICAN has 468 partner groups in 101 countries.In naming ICAN as the Nobel Prize recipient (above), the Norwegian Nobel Committee highlighted the Geneva-based organization's "work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons." (06.10.2017) An ICAN spokesperson said it was "elated" to have won the prestigious award.In its work to totally ban nuclear weapons, ICAN highlights their high humanitarian costs and their potential to unleash total environmental, medical and ecological descruction. Nobel Prize Winners Home » Namesakes Alfred Nobel (1833-1896) was a Swedish inventor and businessman whose invention of dynamite in 1867 earned him a vast fortune. Phone: +47 22 12 93 00 E-mail: postmaster@nobel.no The library Phone: +47 22 12 93 00 E-mail: library@nobel…

It earned a significant victory when the UN adopted a new nuclear treaty in July 2017. The British author Kazuo Ishiguro said he was both honoured and “taken completely by surprise” after he was named this year’s winner of the 2017 Nobel prize in … Henrik Ibsens gate 51, Oslo. However, ICAN's nuclear non-proliferation efforts were praised early on, including by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2012.The Geneva-based ICAN has tens of thousands of activists working around the world, including a German branch in Berlin. However, ICAN's nuclear non-proliferation efforts were praised early on, including by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2012.The Geneva-based ICAN has tens of thousands of activists working around the world, including a German branch in Berlin. Photo: Alexander Mahmoud "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves""for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves""for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves""for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution""for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution""for developing cryo-electron microscopy for the high-resolution structure determination of biomolecules in solution""for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm""for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm""for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm""who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world""for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons"Join thousands of global subscribers enjoying the free monthly Nobel Prize highlights, trivia and up-to-date information.I consent to my email address being used in accordance with the Tasked with a mission to manage Alfred Nobel's fortune and has ultimate responsibility for fulfilling the intentions of Nobel's will.For more than a century, these academic institutions have worked independently to select Nobel Laureates in each prize category.Several outreach organisations and activities have been developed to inspire generations and disseminate knowledge about the Nobel Prize. The Peace Prize is the only Nobel Prize not presented in Stockholm.

Nobel committee chairwoman Berit Reiss-Andersen described the Geneva-based organization as a "driving force in prevailing upon the world's nations to pledge to cooperate with all relevant stakeholders in efforts to stigmatize, prohibit and eliminate nuclear weapons. This year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate is announced Venue The Nobel Institute. It earned a significant victory when the UN adopted a new nuclear treaty in July 2017. "ICAN praised the treaty as a vital route to rid the world of nuclear weapons, saying it applauded the nations that had already signed and ratified the agreement, which include just Thailand, Guyana and the Vatican.UN spokeswoman Alessandra Vellucci told reporters the prize would hopefully lead to more nations signing and ratifying the treaty.The Swedish Academy awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize to ICAN. All Nobel Prizes Between 1901 and 2019, the Nobel Prizes and the Prize in Economic Sciences were awarded 597 times to 950 people and organizations.