United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Headquartered in
Geneva,
Switzerland, the
Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) protects and supports
refugees at the request of a government or the
United Nations and assists in their return or resettlement. UNHCR was established on
January 1,
1951 and was awarded the
Nobel Peace Prize in
1954 and
1981.
The post of High Commissioner has been held by:
- Ruud Lubbers, January 1, 2001 - to present
- Sadako Ogata, 1990 - 2000
- Thorvald Stoltenberg, Jan-Nov 1990
- Jean-Pierre Hocké, 1986 - 1989
- Poul Hartling, 1978 - 1985
- Sadruddin Aga Khan, 1965 - 1977
- Félix Schnyder, 1960 - 1965
- Auguste R. Lindt, 1956-1960
- Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, 1951 - 1956
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