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WORLD ORGANISATIONS
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Question
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Which organization was formed by Henry Dunant the winner of the first Nobel Peace prize in 1901?
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International Red Cross
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Medecins Sans Frontieres
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Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
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Worldwide Fund for Nature
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The result was the establishment of the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1863, and the adoption of the Geneva Convention in the following year.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2012 is to be awarded to the European Union (EU).
Detailed explanation-3: -The International Committee of the Red Cross was declared the winner of the Peace Prize both in 1917 and in 1944. The main reason was its efforts during the two World Wars. In 1963, it was 100 years since the Peace Prize Laureate in 1901, Henri Dunant, founded the Red Cross.
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