Nobel Peace Prize 1963
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Comité international de la Croix Rouge (International Committee of the Red Cross)
Prize share: 1/2
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Ligue des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge (League of Red Cross Societies)
Prize share: 1/2
The Nobel Peace Prize 1963 was awarded jointly to Comité international de la Croix Rouge (International Committee of the Red Cross) and Ligue des Sociétés de la Croix-Rouge (League of Red Cross Societies) "for promoting the principles of the Geneva Convention and cooperation with the UN"
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The Red Cross Movement
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Nobel Prizes and laureates
Six prizes were awarded for achievements that have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind. The 14 laureates' work and discoveries range from quantum tunnelling to promoting democratic rights.
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