UNHCR was established by the United Nations General Assembly on 1 January 1951, for a three-year period and has been renewed since for successive five-year periods. An integral part of the United Nations, the High Commissioner follows policy directives from the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. The current High Commissioner is Ms…

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Artist: Gerd Tinglum Calligrapher: Inger Magnus Book binder: Julius Johansen Photo reproduction: Thomas Widerberg

Herman Van Rompuy’s part of the Nobel Lecture José Manuel Durão Barroso’s part of the Nobel Lecture English Nobel Lecture by the European Union (EU), Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council and José Manuel Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission, Oslo, 10 December 2012. From War…

Norwegian Nobelforedrag av den europeiske union (EU), representert av Herman Van Rompuy og José Manuel Durão Barroso, Oslo, 10. desember, 2012. “Fra krig til fred: En europeisk beretning” [President Van Rompuy tar ordet] Deres Majesteter, Deres Kongelige Høyheter, Statsoverhoder og regjeringssjefer, Medlemmer av Den norske nobelkomiteen, Eksellenser, Mine damer og herrer, Det er med ydmykhet…

Links to other sites Videos Opening of the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate exhibition at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, Norway on 11 December 2012. Watch an interview with Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council. For the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, December 2012. Watch an interview with José Manuel…

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Artist: Jan Trygve Fløysvik Calligrapher: Inger Magnus Book binder: Julius Johansen Photo reproduction: Thomas Widerberg