Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) protects and supports refugees at the request of a government or the United Nations and assists in their return or resettlement. UNHCR was established on January 1, 1951 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1954 and 1981. The post of High Commissioner has been held by: Ruud Lubbers, January 1, 2001 - to present Sadako Ogata, 1990 - 2000 Thorvald Stoltenberg, Jan-Nov 1990 Jean-Pierre Hocké, 1986 - 1989 Poul Hartling, 1978 - 1985 Sadruddin Aga Khan, 1965 - 1977 Félix Schnyder, 1960 - 1965 Auguste R. Lindt, 1956-1960 Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart, 1951 - 1956 External links Official web site This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.