Nuclear disarmament group ICAN wins Nobel Peace Prize 2017

Nuclear disarmament group ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its decade-long campaign to rid the world of the atomic bomb as nuclear-fuelled crises swirl over North Korea and Iran.A coalition of more than 300 NGOs founded in Vienna in 2007 on the fringes of an international conference on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, ICAN has tirelessly mobilised campaigners and celebrities alike in its cause.
Nuclear disarmament group ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its decade-long campaign to rid the world of the atomic bomb as nuclear-fuelled crises swirl over North Korea and Iran.A coalition of more than 300 NGOs founded in Vienna in 2007 on the fringes of an international conference on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, ICAN has tirelessly mobilised campaigners and celebrities alike in its cause. (Photo | AP)
Nuclear disarmament group ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its decade-long campaign to rid the world of the atomic bomb as nuclear-fuelled crises swirl over North Korea and Iran.A coalition of more than 300 NGOs founded in Vienna in 2007 on the fringes of an international conference on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, ICAN has tirelessly mobilised campaigners and celebrities alike in its cause. (Photo | AP)
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It was a key player in the adoption of a historic nuclear weapons ban treaty, signed by 122 countries in July. However, the accord was largely symbolic as none of the nine known world nuclear powers signed up to it. IN PIC: A screen grab of ICAN's Twitter page.
It was a key player in the adoption of a historic nuclear weapons ban treaty, signed by 122 countries in July. However, the accord was largely symbolic as none of the nine known world nuclear powers signed up to it. IN PIC: A screen grab of ICAN's Twitter page.
From its offices in the buildings of the World Council of Churches in Geneva, ICAN works with 468 non-governmental organisations across 101 countries, including rights, development, environmental and peace groups. IN PIC: Beatriuce Fihn, Executive Director of ICAN (Photo | AP)
From its offices in the buildings of the World Council of Churches in Geneva, ICAN works with 468 non-governmental organisations across 101 countries, including rights, development, environmental and peace groups. IN PIC: Beatriuce Fihn, Executive Director of ICAN (Photo | AP)
ICAN argues that any use of nuclear weapons would lead to catastrophic consequences for which there could be no effective humanitarian response, and so eliminating them is the only way to prevent their use. IN PIC: Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of Norwegian Nobel Committee, announces that 2017 Nobel Peace Prize goes to ICAN (Photo | AP)
ICAN argues that any use of nuclear weapons would lead to catastrophic consequences for which there could be no effective humanitarian response, and so eliminating them is the only way to prevent their use. IN PIC: Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of Norwegian Nobel Committee, announces that 2017 Nobel Peace Prize goes to ICAN (Photo | AP)
The organisation points out that, given the power that has been added to these weapons, 'a single nuclear warhead, if detonated on a large city, could kill millions of people, with the effects persisting for decades.' IN PIC: The headquarters of ICAN, located in Switzerland's Geneva. (Photo | AP)
The organisation points out that, given the power that has been added to these weapons, 'a single nuclear warhead, if detonated on a large city, could kill millions of people, with the effects persisting for decades.' IN PIC: The headquarters of ICAN, located in Switzerland's Geneva. (Photo | AP)
The organisation today gets by on an annual budget of around $1 million and is funded by private donations as well as the European Union and countries including Norway, Switzerland, Germany and the Vatican. IN PIC: ICAN activists protest against the North Korean conflict with masks of the North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un and the US president Donald Trump in front of the US embassy in Berlin, Germany. (Photo | AP)
The organisation today gets by on an annual budget of around $1 million and is funded by private donations as well as the European Union and countries including Norway, Switzerland, Germany and the Vatican. IN PIC: ICAN activists protest against the North Korean conflict with masks of the North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un and the US president Donald Trump in front of the US embassy in Berlin, Germany. (Photo | AP)
But while it may not have a lot of resources at its disposal, ICAN does have many of the world's famous and powerful championing its cause. The Dalai Lama, Yoko Ono and Desmond Tutu are among those voicing support for the organisation's mission on its website. 'I can imagine a world without nuclear weapons, and I support ICAN,' the Dalai Lama declares. IN PIC: Beatrice Fihn with actor and UN Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas. (Photo | AP)
But while it may not have a lot of resources at its disposal, ICAN does have many of the world's famous and powerful championing its cause. The Dalai Lama, Yoko Ono and Desmond Tutu are among those voicing support for the organisation's mission on its website. 'I can imagine a world without nuclear weapons, and I support ICAN,' the Dalai Lama declares. IN PIC: Beatrice Fihn with actor and UN Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas. (Photo | AP)

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