Can you name someone who has been a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize? Probably (most of us can at least name one, right?). How about a non-human entity that has won the Nobel Peace Prize? That one might not be quite as easy for most of us to conjure up. That’s because there’s only been a few cases in history in which a Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to a non-human entity. And it just might happen again in the near future.

Way back in 1965, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to UNICEF. This well-known group advocates for children’s rights and has done a lot to save the children over the years. If any non-human group deserved the award, surely it was this one.

Twenty years later, another group was given the prize. The International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War were recognized for the crucial role that they played in maintaining world peace. Preventing nuclear war is surely worthy of such a prize, right?

Almost another twenty years passed and another non-human entity was awarded the prize although it had to be split with a human winner this time. The entity was the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which split the prize with Al Gore. Both were recognized for their work to prevent global warming.

Will it be another 20 years before a non-human gets the prize? Not necessarily. The Internet has been nominated for the award this year. Do you think it should win? Does it play as big of a role as these other non-human beings in establishing world peace? Arguably, the Internet has globalized the world and made us all more culturally aware of one another. Should it get the peace prize for that achievement?

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