Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural formation | Bessie Head | Ironically for someone representing Botswana, she was officially informed while in Iowa that her application for citizenship was denied. She did not take this lying down, but re-opened the case under the auspices of the... |
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3 December 1949: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner...
National or international item
3 December 1949
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) was set up with two aims: securing humanitarian treatment for refugees and finding permanent solutions to refugee problems.
10 December 1954: Britain's Max Born, with Walter Bothe of...
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10 December 1954
Britain's Max Born
, with Walter Bothe
of Germany, won the Nobel
Prize in Physics for research in quantum mechanics; American Linus Pauling was awarded the prize in Chemistry, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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