1981
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – History
History
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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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture
Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1981 by Mr. Poul Hartling From Tragedy to Hope Throughout the history of mankind people have been uprooted against their will. Time and again, lives and values, built from generation to generation, have been shattered without warning. Time and again, people in fear, individuals or whole groups, persecuted on account of…
moreElias Canetti – Nobel Lecture
Nobel Prize lecture