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.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNHCR award
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humanitarian award → refugee-related award → |
| administeredBy |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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| 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
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| awardedFor |
exceptional dedication to the refugee cause
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outstanding service to refugees → protecting forcibly displaced and stateless people → |
| country |
United Nations
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| field |
human rights
→
humanitarianism → refugee protection → |
| firstAwarded |
1954
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| frequency |
annual
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| hasComponent |
citation
→
medal → monetary prize → |
| hasRecipientType |
groups
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individuals → organizations → |
| inception |
1954
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| language |
English
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French → |
| namedAfter |
Fridtjof Nansen
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| 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
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| presentedBy |
UNHCR
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees → |
| purpose |
to highlight the plight of refugees and displaced persons
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to recognize extraordinary humanitarian work for refugees → |
| relatedTo |
Fridtjof Nansen International Office for Refugees
→
Nansen passport → |
| selectionProcess |
chosen by a committee appointed by UNHCR
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| sponsor |
UNHCR and partners
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| website |
https://www.unhcr.org/nansen-refugee-award.html
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Nansen Refugee Award
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alsoKnownAs |
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Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
("Nansen Medal for Outstanding Research")
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overseesAward |