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| Anti-nuclear weapons group wins Nobel Prize | Anti-nuclear weapons group wins Nobel Prize |
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| The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Ican). | The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (Ican). |
| Berit Reiss-Andersen, the Nobel committee chair, said it was due to the group's "groundbreaking efforts to achieve a treaty prohibition" on nuclear weapons. | Berit Reiss-Andersen, the Nobel committee chair, said it was due to the group's "groundbreaking efforts to achieve a treaty prohibition" on nuclear weapons. |
| "We live in a world where the risk of nuclear weapons being used is greater than it has been for a long time," she continued. | "We live in a world where the risk of nuclear weapons being used is greater than it has been for a long time," she continued. |
| She cited the North Korea issue. | She cited the North Korea issue. |
| Ms Reiss-Andersen called on nuclear-armed states to initiate negotiations to gradually eliminate the weapons. | Ms Reiss-Andersen called on nuclear-armed states to initiate negotiations to gradually eliminate the weapons. |
| In July, 122 nations adopted a UN treaty designed to ban and eventually eliminate all nuclear weapons. But none of the nine known nuclear powers in the world - including the UK and the US - signed up. | |
| Ican, a coalition of hundreds of NGOs, is 10 years old and is based in Geneva, Switzerland. The group will receive nine million Swedish kronor ($1.1 million, £94,000) along with a medal and a diploma at a ceremony in December. | |
| How the prize is decided | How the prize is decided |