Peace
Hjalmar Branting – Biographical
Biographical
The «father» of socialism in Sweden, Karl Hjalmar Branting (November 23, 1860-February 24, 1925) was born in Stockholm, the only child of Professor Lars Branting, one of the principal developers of the Swedish school of gymnastics. He was educated at the exclusive Beskow School in Stockholm, passing his matriculation examination at the age of seventeen,…
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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – History
History
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was originally established by the General Assembly of the United Nations for a three-year period from January 1, 1951, to December 31, 1953, but it has since been voted successive five-year extensions through 1958, 1963, 1968, and 1973. Within the framework of the United…
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Award ceremony speech
Award ceremony speech
Presentation Speech by Gunnar Jahn, Chairman of the Nobel Committee The of the Norwegian Parliament has awarded the Peace Prize for 1961 posthumously to Dag Hammarskjöld. Dag Hammarskjöld was born in 1905, and prior to his appointment as Secretary-General to the Secretariat of the United Nations in 1953, he had been associated with the administration…
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