Nobel Peace Prize 2015 conferred on National Dialogue Quartet in Tunisia
Q. 2015 Nobel Peace Prize went to which group, as announced on 9th October 2015?- Published on 10 Oct 15a. National Dialogue Quarter (Tunisia)
b. Medecine Sans Frontier (Paris)
c. Doctors Without Borders (US)
d. None of the above
ANSWER: National Dialogue Quarter (Tunisia)
Prize was awarded to the Tunis group for decisive contribution towards founding pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of 2011 Jasmine Revolution. This quartet consists of 4 organisations namely the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT, Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail), the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA, Union Tunisienne de l’Industrie, du Commerce et de l’Artisanat), the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH, La Ligue Tunisienne pour la Défense des Droits de l’Homme), and the Tunisian Order of Lawyers (Ordre National des Avocats de Tunisie). Following the Tunis Arab Spring. Quartet led the way for peaceful dialogue among citizens. This quartet was formed in 2013.