Nobel Peace Prize awarded to chemical weapons watchdog
The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced on Friday that it would award its 2013 Peace Prize to a United Nations group tasked with destroying Syria’s arsenal of chemical weapons. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons received the award as pressure mounts worldwide for it to successfully dismantle Syria’s stockpile of chemical weapons amid a bloody civil war.
The BBC’s Paul Adams has been following the announcement from London and tells Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio about the OPCW and the challenges the organization faces.
There’s a lot happening in the world. Through it all, Marketplace is here for you.
You rely on Marketplace to break down the world’s events and tell you how it affects you in a fact-based, approachable way. We rely on your financial support to keep making that possible.
Your donation today powers the independent journalism that you rely on. For just $5/month, you can help sustain Marketplace so we can keep reporting on the things that matter to you.
