▁and ▁scient ist ▁Frid t j of ▁N ansen ▁as ▁its ▁" High ▁Commission er ▁for ▁Re pat ri ation ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁Pr ison ers ". ▁His ▁legal ▁mand ate ▁was ▁later ▁extended ▁to ▁support ▁and ▁care ▁for ▁war ▁refuge es ▁and ▁disp la ced ▁persons ▁when ▁his ▁office ▁became ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁" High ▁Commission er ▁for ▁Ref uge es ". ▁N ansen , ▁who ▁invent ed ▁the ▁N ansen ▁pass port ▁for ▁stat eless ▁refuge es ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Peace ▁Prize ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁appointed ▁two ▁deleg ates ▁from ▁the ▁IC RC ▁as ▁his ▁deput ies . ▁ ▁A ▁year ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁IC RC ▁received ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁Nobel ▁Peace ▁Prize ▁for ▁its ▁out standing ▁w art ime ▁work . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Nobel ▁Peace ▁Prize ▁awarded ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁the ▁International ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁adopted ▁a ▁change ▁in ▁its ▁policy ▁regarding ▁the ▁selection ▁of ▁new ▁members . ▁Until ▁then , ▁only ▁citizens ▁from ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Gene va ▁could ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁Committee . ▁This ▁limitation ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁Swiss ▁citizens . ▁As ▁a ▁direct ▁consequence ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁a ▁treat y ▁was ▁adopted ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁which ▁out la wed ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁suff oc ating ▁or ▁poison ous ▁g ases