Nansen Refugee Award
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The Nansen Refugee Award is a prestigious humanitarian honor presented by the United Nations to individuals, groups, or organizations for outstanding service to refugees, displaced, or stateless people.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nansen Refugee Award canonical | 9 |
| UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award | 2 |
| Nansen Refugee Award ceremony | 1 |
| Nansen Refugee Award medal | 1 |
| United Nations prize | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNHCR award
ⓘ
humanitarian award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
UNHCR
ⓘ
surface form:
UNHCR Division of External Relations
|
| alsoKnownAs | Nansen Medal ⓘ |
| awardFor |
outstanding work on behalf of displaced people
ⓘ
outstanding work on behalf of refugees ⓘ outstanding work on behalf of stateless people ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | United Nations agency ⓘ |
| category |
Nansen Refugee Award
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations prize
human rights award ⓘ refugee-related award ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| eligibleRecipients |
groups
ⓘ
individuals ⓘ organizations ⓘ |
| field |
human rights
ⓘ
humanitarianism ⓘ refugee protection ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Nansen Refugee Award
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Nansen Refugee Award ceremony
Nansen Refugee Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nansen Refugee Award medal
Nansen Refugee Award monetary prize ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| hasMotto | for outstanding service to the cause of refugees ⓘ |
| inception | 1954 ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony |
Geneva
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fridtjof Nansen ⓘ |
| namedAfterOccupation |
Norwegian explorer
ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ humanitarian ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing exceptional dedication to refugees ⓘ |
| organizer |
UNHCR
ⓘ
surface form:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
|
| presentedBy |
UNHCR
ⓘ
UNHCR ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
|
| purpose |
to recognize outstanding service to displaced people
ⓘ
to recognize outstanding service to refugees ⓘ to recognize outstanding service to stateless people ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
ⓘ
Nansen passport ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| sponsor | UNHCR partners and donors ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nansen Refugee Award ceremony
this entity surface form:
Nansen Refugee Award medal
this entity surface form:
United Nations prize
subject surface form:
René Cassin
this entity surface form:
UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
this entity surface form:
UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award
subject surface form:
Graça Machel