International Committee of the Red Cross
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Comité international de la Croix Rouge (International Committee of the Red Cross)
The Nobel Peace Prize 1963
Founded: 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland
Residence at the time of the award: Geneva, Switzerland
Prize motivation: "for promoting the principles of the Geneva Convention and cooperation with the UN."
Prize share: 1/2
Also awarded: The Nobel Peace Prize 1917,The Nobel Peace Prize 1944
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