Which international humanitarian organisation, founded in 1950 to address the European refugee crisis following World War II, has twice been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (in 1954 and 1981)?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: C. UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)

  1. Step 1: Governed by the landmark 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol, this agency was initially given a temporary three-year mandate.
  2. Step 2: The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), based in Geneva, protects the legal rights of displaced persons, upholds the principle of non-refoulement, and won Nobel Peace Prizes in 1954 and 1981.
Answer
UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees)
Why not the others: 'UNICEF' UNICEF won the Nobel Peace Prize once, in 1965, for promoting child welfare and emergency food programs; 'World Food Programme (WFP)' The WFP won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020 for its efforts to combat hunger and prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war; 'International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)' The ICRC has won three Nobel Peace Prizes (1917, 1944, 1963), but is an independent Swiss non-governmental body, not a UN agency.

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