Nansen Medal

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The Nansen Medal, officially known as the Nansen Refugee Award, is a prestigious honor presented by the UNHCR to individuals, groups, or organizations for outstanding service to refugees.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf UNHCR award
humanitarian award
refugee-related award
administeredBy United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
awardCategory Nansen local laureate
global laureate
regional laureate for Africa
regional laureate for Asia and the Pacific
regional laureate for Europe
regional laureate for the Americas
regional laureate for the Middle East and North Africa
awardCeremonyLocation various international venues
awardedFor exceptional dedication to the refugee cause
outstanding service to refugees
protecting forcibly displaced and stateless people
country United Nations
field human rights
humanitarianism
refugee protection
firstAwarded 1954
frequency annual
hasComponent citation
medal
monetary prize
hasRecipientType groups
individuals
organizations
inception 1954
language English
French
namedAfter Fridtjof Nansen
notableRecipient Eleanor Roosevelt
Graça Machel
Kenneth Dadzie
Médecins Sans Frontières
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
Sergio Vieira de Mello
The people of Canada
officialName Nansen Refugee Award
presentedBy UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
purpose to highlight the plight of refugees and displaced persons
to recognize extraordinary humanitarian work for refugees
relatedTo Fridtjof Nansen International Office for Refugees
Nansen passport
selectionProcess chosen by a committee appointed by UNHCR
sponsor UNHCR and partners
website https://www.unhcr.org/nansen-refugee-award.html

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Nansen Refugee Award
alsoKnownAs
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters ("Nansen Medal for Outstanding Research")
overseesAward

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