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Revision as of 02:04, 22 March 2023

Not to be confused with Fram Committee Nansen Award.
Nansen Refugee Award
Logo
Awarded forOutstanding service to the cause of refugees
LocationGeneva
Presented byUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Reward(s)US$150,000
First awarded1954
Websitewww.unhcr.org/nansen
The top of the Nansen Medal reads: "Nestekjærlighet er Realpolitik" (English: Altruism is Practical Politics)


The Nansen Refugee Award is a medal issued annually by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to an individual, group, or organization in recognition of outstanding service to the cause of refugees, displaced, or stateless people.[1] The award was established by UNHCR the organizations first High Comissioner, Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart 1954 as a tribute to Fridtjof Nansen.[2] Fridtjof Nansen was a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, explorer, and League of Nations High Commissioner for Refugees[3] and the award was established in honour of his work to support refugees.[4] Van Heuven Goedhart felt that creating an award would increase the world's attention to the needs of refugees and increase global refugee aid.[2]

The inaugural awardee was Eleanor Roosevelt in 1954.[5] Every year, the prize is presented at a ceremony in the Bâtiment des Forces Motrices, in Geneva.[6][7] The medal is accompanied by a $150,000 US dollar prize.[3] The award was expanded in 2017 to include regional winners for Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Middle East, and Europe.[8]

In 2018, the award was described as the "other Nobel" prize by NPR.[9]

List of annual laureates

List of annual laureates
Year Image Laureate Office held, or rationale[a] Country Posthumously Ref.
1954 Black and white image of Eleanor Roosevelt smiling Eleanor Roosevelt as "the first chair of the UN Human Rights Comission"  USA No [10]
1955 Queen Juliana in a peace formal suit, holding a cream-coloured handbag in front of her with both hands Queen Juliana as Queen of Netherlands  Netherlands No [11]
1956 Dorothy D. Houghton as "president of the Federation of Women's Clubs, delegate to the Geneva conferences of the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration and director of the Office of Refugees Migration and Voluntary Assistance"  USA No [12]
van Heuven Goedhart wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, dark tie Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1951 to 1956)  Netherlands Yes [10]
1957 The Red Cross symbol, a red cross on a white background The League of Red Cross Societies "for its work on behalf of the Hungarian refugees"   Switzerland No [13]
1958 David Hoggett "for work with Hungarian refugees in Austria"  United Kingdom No [14]
Jacobsen portrait in which he is looking at the camera emotionless, his hair is slicked back to one side Pierre Jacobsen Deputy Director of the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration  France Yes [10]
1959 Oskar Helmer "outstanding work on behalf of refuges...was Austrian Minister of the Interior in 1956 when 180,000 Hungarians took refuge in Austria"  Austria No [15]
1960 Chataway candidly smiling, wearing a pin-striped jacket, white shirt, dark tie. He is clean shaven and hair styled in side parting Christopher Chataway For their roles in creating World Refugee Year, raising £9 million  United Kingdom No [16]
Colin Jones
Trevor Philpott
Timothy Raison
1961 King Olav dressed in military regalia, looking to the side with a row of medals pinned to his jacket, adorned with a sash and epaulettes King Olav V King of Norway  Norway No [10]
1962 Tasman Heyes "a tribute not only to an able and far-sighted friend of refugees, but also to the generosity of his countrymen"  Australia No [17]
1963 The International Council for Voluntary Agencies for support to refugees in Africa   Switzerland No [10][18]
1964 May Curwen her "whole life had been devoted to the service of those in need"  United Kingdom No [19]
Francois Preziosi Posthumously after their refugee-support work in eastern Congo  France Yes [20]
Jean Plicque  France
1965 Lucie Chevalley for "exceptional service she has rendered to the cause of refugees in France and in a number of other European countries during the past forty-five years"  France No [21]
Ana Rosa Schlieper de Martínez Guerrero for being "associated with many charitable societies and institutions and was a staunch supporter of human rights"  Argentina Yes [21]
Jørgen Nørredam for "dedicated service to refugees in Europe, North, Central and East Africa for many years"  Denmark Yes [21]
1967 Prince Bernhard is wearing a dark jacket, with a carnation on it, a red tie, grey/brown shirt. He has a slight smile and is wearing spectacles. Prince Bernhard  Netherlands No [10]
1968 Bernard Arcens  Senegal No [10]
Charles H. Jordan  USA Yes [10]
1969 Princess Princep Shah    Nepal No [10]
1971 Louise Holborn  USA No [10]
1972 Swana Friðriksdóttir  Iceland No [10]
1974 Helmut Frenz  Germany No [10]
1975 James J. Norris  USA No [10]
1976 Olav Hodne  Norway No [10]
Marie-Louise Bertschinger   Switzerland Yes [10]
1977 The Malaysian Red Crescent Society logo, incorporating a red crescent on a white background The Malaysian Red Crescent Society  Malaysia No [10]
1978 Seretse Khama  Botswana No [10]
1979 A candid head shot of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing who is looking neutral, wearing a dark jacket, dark tie and a white formal shirt with darker vertical stripes. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing  France No [10]
1980 Maryluz Schloeter Paredes  Venezuela No [10]
1981 Paul Cullen  Australia No [10]
1982 Crown Princess Sonja outdoors, dressed in dark blue, with a gold neckless. Crown Princess Sonja  Norway No [10]
1983 Candid shot of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere looking just past the camera, speaking, wearing a formal jacket. Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere  Tanzania No [10]
1984 Lewis M. Hiller  USA No [10]
Jeff Kass No [10]
Gregg Turay No [10]
1985 Arms wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, dark tie and thick spectacles. Paulo Evaristo Arns  Brazil No [10]
1986 Governor General Jeanne Sauvé dressed formally in a dark jacket. The People of Canada (accepted by Governor General Jeanne Sauvé)  Canada No [10]
1987 King Carlos in a grey jacket, light blue shirt, yellow tie, standing indoors in front of the Spanish flag Juan Carlos I  Spain No [10]
1988 Syed Munir Husain  Pakistan No [10]
1989 Daisaku Ikeda in a dark jacket, white shirt, light blue tie. Purple flowers fill the background. Daisaku Ikeda  Japan No [10]
1991 Paul Weis  Austria Yes [10]
Libertina Appolus Amathila in a red formal jacket, surrounded by people, looking up from a folded document. Libertina Appolus Amathila  Namibia No [10]
1992 Formal photograph of Richard von Weizsäcker wearing a jacket and tie with a black background. Richard von Weizsäcker  Germany No [10]
1993 The logo of Médecins Sans Frontières, red stripes approximately appearing like a person. Médecins Sans Frontières   Switzerland No [10]
1995 Graça Machel dressed formally in a black jacket, wearing a pearl neckless, speaking on a podium. Graça Machel  Mozambique No [10]
1996 Handicap International's modern logo, with the words of the new name humanity & inclusion, the logo is a blue hand symbol with the word "Hi" in it. Handicap International  France No [10]
1997 Joannes Klas  USA No [10]
1998 Mustafa Dzhemilev dressed in a dark jacket, white shirt and blue tie, listening to a translation headset. Mustafa Dzhemilev  Ukraine No [10]
2000 Jelena Silajdžić  Bosnia and Herzegovina No [10]
Abune Paulos dressed in religious ceremonial garb including mitre that is red with an abundance of gold. He is holding a staff and golden processional cross. Abune Paulos  Ethiopia No [10]
Mong Hay standing in a street. He is bald with a long white bear and wearing a collared, short sleeved shirt with a pen and smart phone in the pocket. Lao Mong Hay  Cambodia No [10]
Miguel Angel Estrella candidly wearing a huge grin. Miguel Angel Estrella  Argentina No [10]
The United Nations Volunteers very simple logo United Nations volunteers  United Nations No [10]
2001 Pavarotti in a black bowtie, a white brimmed hat, a colourful scarf and a big smile. Luciano Pavarotti  Italy No [10]
2002 The MV Tampa vessel, a large container-cargo ship with a red hull in a harbour. Arne Rinnan and the crew of the MV Tampa  Norway No [10]
2003 Annalena Tonelli  Italy No [10]
2004 Memorial Human Rights Centre logo, which incorporates a larger M, styled as a candle. Memorial Human Rights Centre  Russia No [10]
2005 Marguerite Barankitse in a colourful skirt and headdress, and a red jacket. She is speaking on a stage as part of a panel discussion. Marguerite Barankitse  Burundi No [10]
2006 Akio Kanai  Japan No [10]
2007 Katrine Camilleri  Malta No [10]
2008 Chris Clark  United Kingdom No [10]
UNMAS logo, incorporating the United Nations logo of a world surrounded by an olive tree wreath. United Nations Mine Action Service in Southern Lebanon  Lebanon No [10]
2009 Kennedy in a dark jacket and white short and dark tie looking at the photographer neutrally. Edward Kennedy  USA No [10]
2010 Alixandra Fazzina  United Kingdom No [10]
2011 Society for Humanitarian Solidarity  Yemen No [10]
2012 Mohamed wearing a dark hijab and spectacles Hawa Aden Mohamed  Somalia No [22]
2013 Angélique Namaika smiling in a village, wearing a green shirt and brown headdress. Angélique Namaika  Democratic Republic of the Congo No [23]
2014 Butterflies with New Wings Building a Future  Colombia No [24]
2015 Aqeela Asifi wearing a black head scarf and speaking on stage at a United Nation's event Aqeela Asifi  Afghanistan No [25]
2016 The Hellenic Rescue Team crest, a black eagle in front of a red cross, over white mountains. Konstantinos Mitragas of the Hellenic Rescue Team  Greece No [26]
Efi Latsoudi of PIKPA Village No [27]
2017 Zannah Mustapha  Nigeria No [28]
2018 Evan Atar Adaha  South Sudan No [29][30]
2019 Azizbek Ashurov  Kyrgyzstan No [31]
2020 Mayerlín Vergara Pérez  Colombia No [32]
2021 Jeel Albena Association for Humanitarian Development  Yemen No [33]
2022 Formal portrait of Angela Merkel looking neutral in a red jacket with gold simple neckless Angela Merkel  Germany No [34]

Lists of regional laureates

List of regional laureates
Year Region Image Laureate Rationale Country Ref.
2017 Africa CIYOTA  Uganda [35]
2017 Asia Bernard Wirth  Thailand [35]
2017 Americas Friar Tomas  Mexico [35]
2017 Europe Hej Främling!  Sweden [35]
2017 Middle East Ihsan Ezedeen  Syria [36]
2018 Asia Tuenjai Deetes shaking hands with a woman at an event, smiling, wearing a pink jacket and scarf. Tuenjai Deetes  Thailand [37]
2018 Americas Samira Harnish  USA [38]
2018 Europe Andreas Hollstein and the town of Altena  Germany [39]
2018 Middle East Reclaim Childhood  Jordan [40]
2019 Africa Evariste Mfaume  Democratic Republic of the Congo [41]
2019 Asia Alberto Cairo  Afghanistan [42]
2019 Americas Bianka Rodriguez  El Salvador [41]
2019 Europe Humanitarian Corridors  Italy [43]
2019 Middle East Abeer Khreisha  Jordan [41]
2020 Africa Sabuni Francoise Chikunda  Democratic Republic of the Congo [44]
2020 Asia Rozma Ghafouri  Afghanistan [45]
2020 Europe Tetiana Barantsova  Ukraine [44]
2020 Middle East Rana Dajani smiling in a pink hijab in a meeting room. Rana Dajani  Jordan [44]
2021 Africa Roukiatou Maiga  Burkina Faso [46]
Diambendi Madiega
2021 Asia Saleema Rehman  Afghanistan [46]
2021 Americas Santiago Ávila  Honduras [46]
2021 Europe Nikola Kovačević  Serbia [46]
2022 Africa Ahmedou Ag Albohary  Mauritania [47]
2022 Asia Naw Bway Khu  Myanmar [47]
2022 Americas Vicenta González  Nicaragua [47]
2022 Middle East Nagham Hasan  Iraq [47]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Official rationale for the award are not always provided by UNHCR. In such circumstances, this column broadly outlines the relevant work of the recipient.

References

  1. ^ Nansen Refugee Award, UNHCR
  2. ^ a b BADOR, G.; DELARUE, O. The Nansen Refugee Award. Refugee Survey Quarterly, [s. l.], v. 22, n. 1, p. 48–51, 2003. DOI 10.1093/rsq/22.1.48. Disponível em: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=44549834&site=eds-live&scope=site. Acesso em: 27 fev. 2023.
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