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The nomination period for the 2024 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award is now closed. The 2024 winners will be announced on 9 October 2024. Nominations for 2025 will open in January.
The 2024 global laureate will receive a commemorative medal and a monetary prize of US$100,000 to be reinvested in the humanitarian initiatives for which they are being recognized. Regional winners will also receive some financial or material support to further their humanitarian work.
Sister Rosita Milesi, the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award’s 2024 Global Laureate, inside a greenhouse in Boa Vista, Brazil, where refugees and migrants practice sustainable agriculture.
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The 2024 global laureate is Sister Rosita Milesi, a Brazilian nun, lawyer, social activist and movement builder who has championed the rights and dignity of people on the move for nearly 40 years.
Four regional winners also have been named for taking extraordinary action to protect and assist people forced to flee and stateless people and advance their inclusion in host countries and communities.
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