Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize |
Year: | 1937 |
Number: | 40 - 1 |
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Nominee:
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Name: | The Nansen International Office for Refugees |
Profession: | International aid organization established in 1931 |
City: | Geneva |
Country: | SWITZERLAND (CH) |
Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 1938 |
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Motivation: | The Nansen International Office for Refugees was nominated for its efforts to advocate worldwide humanitarianism and brotherhood. The nominator emphasized the financial importance of being awarded the peace prize. |
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Nominator:
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Name: | Michael Hansson |
Gender: | M |
Profession: | Member of the International Court of Arbitration |
City: | Oslo |
Country: | NORWAY (NO) |
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Comments: |
Hansson was President of the Nansen Office.
The Nansen International Office for Refugees had been initiated by the League of Nations. The organization continued the work of Nansen (League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1921-30) after his death. |
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