The Nobel Peace Prize 1947

Friends Service Council logotype

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Prize share: 1/2

American Friends Service Committee logotype

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Prize share: 1/2

The Nobel Peace Prize 1947 was awarded jointly to Friends Service Council and American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) "for their pioneering work in the international peace movement and compassionate effort to relieve human suffering, thereby promoting the fraternity between nations"

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