Refugees

18 October 1995

Press Release
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HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES SAYS INSTITUTION OF ASYLUM NOW UNDER THREAT WORLD-WIDE

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Annual Meeting of UNHCR Executive Committee Hears Call for New Initiatives Aimed at Prevention and Protection

18 October 1995

Press Release
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GRACA MACHEL NAMED 1995 NANSEN MEDAL WINNER

19951018 GENEVA, 17 October (UNHCR) -- Mozambican humanitarian Graca Machel was named today as the 1995 Nansen Medal winner for her outstanding contributions on behalf of refugee children.

High Commissioner for Refugees Sadako Ogata, will present the award, the thirty-fifth since 1955, to Ms. Machel at a ceremony on Friday, 20 October, at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.