Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons wins 2013 Nobel peace prize.

Hague-based Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, currently working to destroy Syria's stock, is announced as winner.

The reasons for the award show the committee see Syria as an important part of the reason for giving the award to the OPCW, but by no means the only one. The key phrase is:"Recent events in Syria, where chemical weapons have again been put to use, have underlined the need to enhance the efforts to do away with such weapons."

It's something of an insurance clause for the committee – if efforts in Syria fail they can point to the wider need to eliminate chemical munitions.

【新闻快讯】挪威诺奖委员会宣布，禁止化学武器组织获得2013年诺贝尔和平奖。

禁止化学武器组织(OPCW)获得2013年诺贝尔奖和平奖。该组织是基于《禁止化学武器公约》宗旨于1997年5月建立的，总部设在荷兰海牙，致力于彻底消除化学武器。在多次国际争端中，该组织负责调查和帮助销毁化武。最近在俄美达成处理叙化武协议后，该组织进入叙利亚销毁化武。