    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: WILLIAM J. CLINTON (1999, Book II)]
    [October 15, 1999]
    [Page 1802]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Statement on the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize Award
    October 15, 1999

        Doctors Without Borders (Medecins sans Frontieres) richly deserves
    the Nobel Peace Prize. They work around the world, under difficult and
    often dangerous conditions, to provide medical assistance to the victims
    of conflict and natural disasters. They have cared for the sick and the
    wounded at refugee camps in Kosovo and Timor, aided flood victims in the
    Philippines, treated disease in Sudan and Sierra Leone, Vietnam and
    Peru. Their work is emblematic of the commitment of so many people of
    good will today to build a global community where compassion,
    cooperation, and progress increasingly know no borders.
        I am proud that the United States Government has provided
    substantial annual assistance to Doctors Without Borders, and that we
    work together closely in times of crisis. Humanitarian relief of this
    kind is not only the right thing to do for our values; it also helps
    build peace and stability and thereby strengthens America's own
    security.