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Fact 1641 — The ICRC has received the Nobel Peace Prize three times

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AI-generated cover: a plain medical satchel, three generic award medallions and Geneva's lakeside skyline. Generated 19 October 2026. Prompt: “Create a photorealistic vertical 4:5 editorial cover for a factual story about the International Committee of the Red Cross receiving the Nobel Peace Prize three times. Show a worn early-20th-century medical satchel with plain blank fabric (absolutely no cross, no plus sign, no red mark, no insignia), three simple unmarked gold award medallions arranged on a desk, and a softly blurred Geneva lakeside skyline in the background. Warm cinematic natural light, historically evocative but not claiming a specific documented scene. Do not include any red-cross symbol or other emblem, no writing, no logos, no recognizable Nobel medal design.”

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The International Committee of the Red Cross has received the Nobel Peace Prize three times: in 1917, 1944 and 1963. In 1963, it shared the award with the League of Red Cross Societies, a predecessor of today’s International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The Nobel website describes the ICRC as the organisation honoured most often with the Peace Prize.