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Consider the following statements UNHCR is a UN Refugee Agency dedicated to saving lives protecting ...........

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    Consider the following statements

    1. UNHCR is a UN Refugee Agency dedicated to saving lives, protecting the rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.
    2. UNHCR was created in 1950 to help millions of Europeans who had fled or lost their homes.
    3. UNHCR is the only international organization to have won the Nobel Peace Prize more than once.
    4. India is not a party to the UN Refugee Conventions.

    Select the correct statement.

    1,2&4 only

    Correct Answer

    2,3&4 only

    Incorrect Answer

    1,2&3 only

    Incorrect Answer

    All of the above

    Incorrect Answer
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    Explanation:

    Only codes 1,2&4 are correct.

    • UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is an international organization working to save lives, safeguard the rights and provide a better future for refugees. 

    • The UNHCR was established in 1950 in the wake of the mass displacements caused due to the Second World War in Europe. 

    • UNHCR has received the Nobel Peace Prize twice, in 1954 and 1981, while the work of Comité international de la Croix Rouge (International Committee of the Red Cross) (ICRC) has been honoured three times, in 1917, 1944 and 1963.

    • The organisation works in 135 countries and in India, has offices in New Delhi and Chennai. It first established its presence in India in 1981.

    • India is not a party to the UN Refugee Conventions. 

    Hence option 1st is correct.

    By: Shubham Tiwari
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