The 1969 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Labour Organization. The preamble to the ILO’s constitution states, “Universal and lasting peace can be established only if it is based upon social justice.” This award was presented 50 years after the organization’s founding in Geneva.
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes created by the Swedish industrialist, inventor, and armaments manufacturer Alfred Nobel. Since 1901 it has been awarded annually (with some exceptions) to those who have “done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses” Over the next few months we’ll be introducing you to the past Nobel laureates, leading up to the award of the 2016 prize in October.
