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Which one of the following UN organizations has not been awarded the Nobel Prize ?

[amp_mcq option1=”WFP” option2=”ILO” option3=”UNESCO” option4=”UNHCR” correct=”option3″]

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UPSC CDS-2 – 2024

UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has not been awarded the Nobel Prize.

– The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded annually to individuals or organizations who have done the most or best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses.
– A) WFP (World Food Programme): Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020 for its efforts to combat hunger and its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas.
– B) ILO (International Labour Organization): Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1969 for its work to promote fraternity and peace among nations by establishing social justice.
– C) UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization): UNESCO’s mission is to build peace through international cooperation in Education, Science and Culture. While its work contributes to peace, the organization itself has not been directly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
– D) UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees): Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize twice, in 1954 and 1981, for its work with refugees.

Several other UN related entities or personnel have received the Nobel Peace Prize, such as the UN Peacekeeping Forces (1988), Kofi Annan (UN Secretary-General, shared in 2001), and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which is a UN body (shared in 2007). However, among the options provided, UNESCO is the organization that has not received the prize itself.

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