Which of the following statements about United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is/are correct?

It was created during the aftermath of First World War.

It has received Noble Peace Prize once.

India is a party to it.

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During the aftermath of the Second World War, the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was created in 1950.
In 1954, UNHCR won the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1981, it received a second Nobel Peace Prize.
The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol are the key legal documents that form the basis of its work.
India is not a party to the UN Refugee Conventions, the country is a party to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966.

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During the aftermath of the Second World War, the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was created in 1950.
In 1954, UNHCR won the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1981, it received a second Nobel Peace Prize.
The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol are the key legal documents that form the basis of its work.
India is not a party to the UN Refugee Conventions, the country is a party to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966.

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