The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Chemical Restraint Organization

The 2013 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Chemical Restraint Organization (OPCW) for overseeing the destruction of Syria's chemical arsenal.

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This is considered a surprise before, Malala Yousufzai, a 16-year-old girl from Pakistan and famous for her struggle for education and equal rights for women is considered the biggest candidate for the prize. reward.

OPCW experts from The Hague (Netherlands), along with UN support, are working together to destroy Syria's large chemical arsenal.

The announcement of the Norwegian Nobel Committee praised OPCW's "overarching effort" to destroy chemical weapons.

The fact that sarin gas was used and killed more than 1,400 people in an attack outside the capital Damascus in August led to the United States preparing a plan to attack the Assad government. Only after the Russian proposal of destroying chemical arsenals under the supervision of OPCW was the military campaign suspended.

Some OPCW leadership members, Malik Ellahi, Wang Ju, Nihad Alihodzic, Dominique Anelli in photos taken in The Hague, Netherlands on October 9.(Photo: Reuters)

The committee's statement also said 'disarmament is an important part of Afred Nobel's will' and many previous Nobel peace prizes also emphasized nuclear disarmament.

In honor of OPCW, the committee wanted to honor the effort to destroy chemical weapons. During World War I, chemical weapons were widely used and refer to the 1925 Geneva Convention, the use of new chemical weapons was banned - the production or storage of chemical weapons was not prohibited. .

During World War II, chemical weapons were used by Hitler in large-scale massacres. The chemical weapons were later used by many countries (such as the US using Agent Orange during the Vietnam War) and terrorism.

During 1992-1993, a convention on prohibition of production and storage was made. When the convention came into force in 1997, OPCW also began to be established. Since then OPCW has begun the process of inspection and destruction as well as trying to ensure the convention is implemented. So far, 189 countries have joined the convention.

According to the Nobel Committee, 'conventions and work of OPCW have identified the use of chemical weapons as prohibited by international law'. According to the committee, the recent use of chemical weapons in Syria "underscores the importance of strengthening efforts to eliminate chemical weapons."

The committee also criticized some countries for failing to comply with the restrictions on chemical weapons destruction in April 2012, 'particularly the US and Russia'.

The $ 1.25 million prize will be awarded in Oslo on December 10 to commemorate the death of Afred Nobel, the founder of the award.