2013 Nobel Peace Prize

20px The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Norwegian Nobel Committee 1901 https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2013/summary/ Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons HQ in The Hague 2007.jpg "for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons." 11 October 2013 (announcement by Thorbjørn Jagland) 10 December 2013 (ceremony) Oslo, Norway 8 million SEK ($1.25M, €0.9M) 2012 Nobel Peace Prize 2014 The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (founded in 1997) for their "extensive work to eliminate chemical weapons". The award citation indicated the organization was awarded the prize, because they "have defined the use of chemical weapons as taboo under international law. 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."Cowell Alan Chemical Weapons Watchdog Wins Nobel Peace Prize https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/12/world/chemical-weapons-watchdog-wins-nobel-peace-prize.html 11 October 2013 The New York Times 11 October 2013 https://www.foxnews.com/world/global-chemical-weapons-watchdog-wins-2013-nobel-peace-prize/ Global chemical weapons watchdog wins 2013 Nobel Peace Prize Fox News 11 October 2013 11 October 2013 The committee criticized Russia and the United States for not meeting the extended deadline for destruction of its chemical weapons, and noted that certain countries "are still not members". The OPCW was the 22nd organization to be awarded the prize.https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/ All Nobel Peace Prizes nobelprize.org 12 October 2013 Nomination The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on 4 March 2013, it had received 259 nominations for the prize. This was the highest number of nominations ever: 18 more than the previous record year 2011. Of those 259 nominations, 50 were for organizations.http://nobelpeaceprize.org/en_GB/nomination_committee/nominations-2013/ 4 March 2013 12 October 2013 Norwegian Nobel Committee Nominations for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize https://web.archive.org/web/20131014012602/http://nobelpeaceprize.org/en_GB/nomination_committee/nominations-2013/ 14 October 2013 dead dmy-all Announcement thumb|OPCW Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü shows U.S. Secretary John Kerry the Organization's Nobel Peace Prize, 24 March 2014. The winner of the Award was announced on 11 October 2013. The press release indicated that the OPCW was awarded the prize for "its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons".https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2013/press.html Official press release from Nobel prize Committee Nobel Prize Organization 11 October 2013 11 October 2013 The announcement further reiterated the development of the Chemical Weapons Convention, which establishes the OPCW, as well as earlier instruments such as the Geneva Convention of 1925, but also indicated the use of chemical weapons during World War II and afterwards "by both states and terrorists". The use of chemical weapons in Syria was also mentioned as a recent event underscoring the importance of elimination of chemical weapons. The OPCW contributed to the UN mission investigating the use of chemical weapons in Ghoutahttps://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=45719&Cr=syria&Cr1=#.UiT9jha-8jo United Nations 12 October 2013 28 August 2013 Ban appeals to 'all sides' to support UN chemical weapons team in Syria and its activities since 1 October entailed supervision of destruction activities, which followed the accession of Syria to the Chemical Weapons Convention (and its provisional application), OPCW Executive Council Decision EC-M-33/DEC.1.http://www.opcw.org/fileadmin/OPCW/EC/M-33/ecm33dec01_e_.pdf Decision: Destruction of Syrian Chemical Weapons OPCW 28 September 2013 27 September 2013 and was mandated via the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2118. The Nobel Committee was critical towards Russia and the United States for not meeting their extended deadlines for the full destruction of its chemical weapons in 2012,http://www.rte.ie/news/2013/1011/479693-nobel-peace-prize/ Chemical weapons watchdog wins Nobel Peace Prize 11 October 2013 12 October 2013 RTÉ News and mentioned that some states "are still not members". Non-member states of the OPCW are the states which are not party to the Chemical Weapons Convention: Angola, Egypt, Israel, Myanmar, North Korea and South Sudan.https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/what-is-the-opcw-which-has-won-the-nobel-peace-prize-and-what-does-it-do/2013/10/11/a62fcf2a-3255-11e3-ad00-ec4c6b31cbed_story.html https://archive.today/20131012175600/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/what-is-the-opcw-which-has-won-the-nobel-peace-prize-and-what-does-it-do/2013/10/11/a62fcf2a-3255-11e3-ad00-ec4c6b31cbed_story.html dead 12 October 2013 What is the OPCW, which has won the Nobel Peace Prize, and what does it do? The Washington Post 11 October 2013 12 October 2013 Committee Norwegian Nobel Committee#Members 2012–14 The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee. For the 2013 award, the members were:http://nobelpeaceprize.org/en_GB/nomination_committee/members/ Committee members Norwegian Nobel Committee 14 January 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091119033335/http://nobelpeaceprize.org/en_GB/nomination_committee/members/ 19 November 2009 Thorbjørn Jagland (chair, born 1950), former President of the Storting and former Prime Minister Kaci Kullmann Five (deputy chair, born 1951), former member of Parliament and cabinet minister. Inger-Marie Ytterhorn (1941–2021), member of Parliament. Berit Reiss-Andersen (born 1954), former state secretary for the Minister of Justice and the Police. Gunnar Stålsett (born 1935), former bishop of Oslo. Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons right|275px|thumb| Members of the OPCW #00aa00 #008000 MembersIncluding Syria, which is provisionally applying the convention before it enters into force for them on 14 October       #eeee00 #ff1111 Non-Members Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an intergovernmental organisation, located in The Hague, Netherlands. The organisation promotes and verifies the adherence to the Chemical Weapons Convention which prohibits the use of chemical weapons and requires their destruction. The organization was established on 29 April 1997, upon the entry into force of the Chemical Weapons Convention.https://www.un.org/disarmament/WMD/Chemical/Chemical_OPCW.shtml Chemical Weapons - Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) 2013-10-11 United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs The verification consists both of evaluation of declarations by member states and on-site inspections. The principal body of the organization is the "conference of states parties", which normally is convened yearly. The Executive Council is the executive organ of the organisation and consists of 41 States Parties. The "Technical Secretariat" applies most of the activities mandated by the Council and is the body where most of the employees of the organisation work. Ahmet Üzümcü is Director-General of the OPCW. All 190 parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention are automatically members of the OPCW.http://www.opcw.org/about-opcw/member-states/ OPCW Member States Opcw.org 2013-10-11 Non-members are Israel and Myanmar, which are signatory states that have not ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention, and Angola, Egypt, North Korea and South Sudan, which have neither signed nor acceded to the Chemical Weapons Convention.http://www.opcw.org/about-opcw/non-member-states/ Non-Member States Opcw.org 2013-10-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131012051136/http://www.opcw.org/about-opcw/non-member-states/ 2013-10-12 Reaction OPCW Director-General Ahmet Üzümcü told reporters that he hoped his organisation's work would help "to achieve peace in that country [Syria] and end the suffering of its people."Nobel Peace Prize 2013 goes to OPCW, the chemical weapons monitor in Syria TheStar United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon congratulated the organisation's work.Syria chemical weapons monitors win Nobel Peace Prize BBC News USA Today quoted a London-based Syrian opposition activist who doubted Syrian people would be celebrating the award.Malala fans disappointed in Nobel, but some don't care USA Today Similarly, a spokesperson for the Syrian National Coalition labelled the prize "ironic".https://archive.today/20131012081453/http://www.sabc.co.za/news/a/f188fc00416ab0078fb2ffd800674153/Nobel-Peace-Prize-for-OPCW-is-'ironic'--Syrian-opposition-says Nobel Peace Prize for OPCW is 'ironic'- Syrian opposition says SABC News Pakistani politician Imran Khan called on the US and Russia to destroy their own chemical weapons.Even Malala's nomination was an honour for all Pakistanis: Imran Khan https://web.archive.org/web/20131011104208/http://insaf.pk/News/tabid/60/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/17399/Even-Malalas-nomination-was-an-honour-for-all-Pakistanis-Imran-Khan.aspx 2013-10-11 PTI Insaf News References 30em External links Announcement of the Nobel committee Nobel Peace Prize Nobel Peace Prize 2013 Nobel Category:October 2013 in Europe