OPCW won Nobel Peace Prize

OPCW The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) won the Nobel Peace Prize for the year 2013 for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons. The Nobel Committee praised the OPCW for its extensive work in eliminating chemical weapons.

* The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an independent, international body set up in 1997 to implement the Chemical Weapons Convention.

* The organization is presently involved in destroying Syria's stockpiles of chemical weapons - the first time the OPCW has worked in a war zone.

* It carries out inspections of destruction procedures, as well as evaluating members' own declarations, in order to verify that the convention is being adhered to.

* It is based in The Hague, Netherland and has 189 member states, covering around 98 percent of the world's population. These member nations have agreed to work together to create a world free from chemical weapons.

* The OPCW employs around 500 people and has a budget of 75m Euros (102m Dollars, 63m Pounds) in 2010.

* It is an autonomous organisation with a working relationship with the United Nations.

* Ahmet Uzumcu is the Present Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Nobel Prize for medicine

Nobel Prize
Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology after discovering how cells precisely transport material. US scientists James Rothman and Randy Schekman and Thomas Sudhof, from Germany, shared the prize. 
They found the way "vesicles" act like a fleet of ships transporting their goods to the exact destination.They found the way "vesicles" act like a fleet of ships transporting their goods to the exact destination.

Megan Young

Megan Young of Philippines  was crowned Miss World 2013 at the Bali Nasa Dua Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia. Miss France, Marine Lorphelin finished as the first runner-up, Miss Ghana Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter was the second runner up. Megan Young won the competition after beating 130 contestants across the globe. 

She is 23 years old. She is a student of filmmaking.Megan was born in US and she moved to the Philippines. Megan wants to become a director after gaining experience and finishing her qualifications.

Women’s Asia Cup Hockey Tournament

India won bronze medal in the 8th Women’s Asia Cup 2013 as they defeated China 3-2 at the National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in September 2013. The two teams had ended 2-2 in the regulation time. Ritu Rani captained Indian side in the tournment, whereas Weilin Mao captained the China team.
India had to win this tournament to qualify for the 2014 World Cup at The Hague, Holland. However, it came at the third place.

Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award

Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani education rights campaigner presented with the 2013 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award (Harvard Humanitarian of the year) by Harvard University on 27 September 2013. 

Malala received the award by Dr Allen Counter, Director of the Harvard Foundation for her contribution in promoting the education among girls.

ICNC Award

Aamir Khan, Indian Film Actor  selected for a US award for his television show Satyamev Jayate along with eminent American director Kathryn Bigelow and the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC).

The awards were constituted by a US Media Organisation, America Abroad Media (AAM) and the awards will be given at the inaugural awards dinner by the America Abroad Media (AAM) in Washington DC on 28 October 2013. Aamir's TV series, Satyamev Jayate, explored India's biggest social challenges and has been seen by hundreds of millions of people in India and across Asia. 

International Children’s Peace Prize 2013

Malala Yousafzai  won the International Children’s Peace Prize 2013. She will receive the award from 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner and women's rights campaigner Tawakkol Karman at a ceremony in The Hague on 6 September 2013. The peace prize carries a cash value of 100000 euros (133000 US dollars) which is invested in projects relating to the winner's cause. Malala campaigned for girls' right to education.
                                                
The International Children's Peace Prize is an initiative of the Amsterdam based Dutch Kids Rights Foundation. It was launched in the year 2005 by former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, when he chaired the Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome. Since then, the prize has been awarded every year by a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.