Peace Corps is an American based volunteer organization created when Senator John F. Kennedy wanted students to help their country by working in developing countries. It was established on March 1, 1961 and now over 200 000 Americans joined to serve in 139 different countries. The purpose of the Peace Corps is to promote world peace and friendship. The mission of the Peace Corps is to help people in interested countries to meet their need for trained men and women, to encourage people to understand Americans better on the part of the people served and vice versa. A volunteer going to different parts of the world can specialize in education, environment, business, agriculture, etc. They work with schools, non-profit organizations, governments and entrepreneurs.
Médecins Sans Frontières or Doctors Without Borders is a humanitarian-aid non-governmental organization created in 1971 by French doctors. This organization believes in peace, neutrality and that everyone should be taken care of medically no matter their religion, race, gender or anything that makes them different from others. Over 26 000 doctors, nurses, water and sanitation engineers provide medical aid to over 60 countries. Doctors Without Borders provides assistance when epidemics, natural disasters, exclusion from health care and armed conflict make the local health systems unavailable to the citizens. Doctors Without Borders received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1999.
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to people who have done the best work to bond nations, to reduce armies and war and to promote and achieve peace. The Nobel Prize has been awarded since 1901 for achievements in physics, chemistry, literature, medicine and work in peace. Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, instituted this prize.
United Nations in an international organization made up of 192 member states. This organization wants to achieve world peace, cooperation in international law, security, economic development, social progress and human rights. The UN was established in 1945 to replace the League of Nations and stop wars between countries. It also works with the World Health Organizations, The World Food Programme and UNICEF. The six official languages are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. The United Nations also sends peacekeepers to different places in the world to enforce peace agreements and prevent hostilities between regions. This peacekeeping force received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988.
There are many other organizations in the world that want to help achieve world peace and help other regions in need of medical aid or other reasons.
