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.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNHCR award
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humanitarian award → |
| administeredBy |
UNHCR Division of External Relations
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| alsoKnownAs |
Nansen Medal
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| awardFor |
outstanding work on behalf of displaced people
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outstanding work on behalf of refugees → outstanding work on behalf of stateless people → |
| awardingBodyType |
United Nations agency
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| category |
United Nations prize
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human rights award → refugee-related award → |
| country |
Switzerland
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| eligibleRecipients |
groups
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individuals → organizations → |
| field |
human rights
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humanitarianism → refugee protection → |
| frequency |
annual
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| hasComponent |
Nansen Refugee Award ceremony
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Nansen Refugee Award medal → Nansen Refugee Award monetary prize → |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| hasMotto |
for outstanding service to the cause of refugees
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| inception |
1954
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| locationOfCeremony |
Geneva
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Switzerland → |
| namedAfter |
Fridtjof Nansen
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| namedAfterOccupation |
Norwegian explorer
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diplomat → humanitarian → |
| notableFor |
recognizing exceptional dedication to refugees
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| organizer |
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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| presentedBy |
UNHCR
→
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees → |
| purpose |
to recognize outstanding service to displaced people
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to recognize outstanding service to refugees → to recognize outstanding service to stateless people → |
| relatedTo |
League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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Nansen passport → |
| scope |
international
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| sponsor |
UNHCR partners and donors
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Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Graça Machel → Julius Nyerere → René Cassin → René Cassin → |
awardReceived |
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Nansen Refugee Award
("Nansen Refugee Award ceremony")
→
Nansen Refugee Award ("Nansen Refugee Award medal") → |
hasComponent |
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Nansen Refugee Award
("United Nations prize")
→
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category |
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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
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honor |
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Nansen Medal
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officialName |