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Media – UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award 2023

Nansen Refugee Award

Media – UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award 2023

Abdullahi Mire sits smiling in a library
© UNHCR/Anthony Karumba

Sister Rosita Milesi, an advocate in Brazil for refugee and migrant rights whose efforts have shaped key legislation, is the 2024 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award’s Global Laureate. 
 
Four regional winners – working in Burkina Faso, Egypt, Nepal and Türkiye – have also been named.

Given annually since 1954, the award recognizes extraordinary individuals, groups and organizations who have gone above and beyond to find sustainable solutions for refugees, internally displaced people and those who are stateless.

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Find short bios of the winners here.

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Ceremony livestream

19:30 CEST on 14 October 2024

2024 Global Laureate - UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award

 

Sister Rosita Milesi
Global Laureate
 
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2024 Regional Winners – UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award

 

Maïmouna Ba
Africa regional winner
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Deepti Gurung
Asia and the Pacific regional winner
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Jîn Davod
Europe regional winner
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Nada El Shayeb
Middle East and North Africa regional winner
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The Nansen ceremony is open to all journalists accredited with the UN Office in Geneva. A live feed will also be available to broadcasters. For assistance with either of these, please contact [email protected].