Poland Nansen Refugee Award goes to Poland!

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The UN Nansen Refugee Award award will go to Poland for the first time. According to the office of the UNHCR High Commissioner this year's regional winner for Europe is a Polish couple, Lena and Władysław Grochowski.
A commemorative medal and an award sponsored by the governments of Norway and Switzerland will be presented on 13 December at a gala ceremony at the Palexpo congress centre in Geneva. Established in 1954, the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award honours individuals, groups and organizations who go above and beyond the call of duty to protect refugees, as well as internally displaced and stateless people. The Lena Grochowska Foundation was established in 2014 from within the Arche Group to help Poles disp
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schedule 29 November 2023

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schedule 25 April 2022

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