UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2026

Consider the following UN organisations/agencies: 1. World Food Programme 2. United Nations Children's Fund 3. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 4. International Labour Organisation How many of the above has/have been awarded the Nobel Prize twice?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Answer

Correct Answer

1

Explanation

Only the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) among the listed organizations has received the Nobel Peace Prize twice, in 1954 and 1981. The World Food Programme received it in 2020, UNICEF in 1965, and the International Labour Organisation in 1969. Thus, exactly one of the four organizations has received the Nobel Prize twice.

Topics: international organizations, international relations, nobel peace prize, united nations