Anti nuclear weapons group gets nobel peace prize

You're likely referring to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), a global coalition of non-governmental organizations that advocates for the elimination of nuclear weapons. In 2017, ICAN was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to ban nuclear weapons.

ICAN was founded in 2007 and has since grown to become a global movement with over 450 partner organizations in more than 100 countries. The organization's goal is to achieve a world free from nuclear weapons, and it works towards this goal through advocacy, education, and grassroots mobilization.

ICAN's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded in recognition of its "efforts to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its groundbreaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition of such weapons." The prize was awarded on October 6, 2017, at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway.

ICAN's campaign to ban nuclear weapons gained momentum in the early 2010s, as the organization worked to build support for a United Nations treaty to prohibit the development, production, and possession of nuclear weapons. In July 2017, the UN General Assembly adopted the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which was signed by 122 countries and entered into force in January 2021.

ICAN's Nobel Peace Prize was seen as a significant recognition of the organization's efforts to promote nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. The prize also highlighted the growing global movement against nuclear weapons and the need for international cooperation to achieve a world free from the threat of nuclear war.