The Nobel Peace Prize 1910
Awarded on: 1910-12-10
"for acting as a link between the peace societies of the various countries, and helping them to organize the world rallies of the international peace movement"
Permanent International Peace Bureau
Born: 1891-00-00 in Bern, Switzerland
Field: International organization devoted to peacekeeping
Biography
The International Peace Bureau, founded in 1891, is one of the world's oldest international peace federations. The organisation was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1910 for acting "as a link between the peace societies of the various countries". In 1913, Henri La Fontaine was also awarded the Prize "[For his work as] head of the International Peace Bureau". As of 2012, eleven other Nobel Peace Prize laureates have been members of the IPB.