Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
has been awarded two Nobel Prizes:
The Nobel Peace Prize 1954
Prize motivation: "for its efforts to heal the wounds of war by providing help and protection to refugees all over the world"
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1981
Prize motivation: "for promoting the fundamental rights of refugees"
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