Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1938
Number:37 - 2
 
Nominee:
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
 
Motivation:The Nansen International Office for Refugees was nominated for its efforts to advocate worldwide humanitarianism and brotherhood.
 
Nominator:
Name:Bo Östen Undén
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1886
Year, Death:1974
Profession:Member of the Swedish parliament, the Institute of International Law
City:Stockholm
Country:SWEDEN (SE)
 
Comments: 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.