Nobel Peace Prize 1981
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Prize share: 1/1
The Nobel Peace Prize 1981 was awarded to Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) "for promoting the fundamental rights of refugees"
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