Fridtjof Nansen Photo

Fridtjof Nansen served as the League of Nations’ first High Commissioner for Refugees from 1920-1930, helping hundreds of thousands of refugees.

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Fridtjof Nansen in New York in 1929. (c) UNHCR

Fridtjof Nansen in New York in 1929. (c) UNHCR

 

 


1 family torn apart by war is too many

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