This Chilean airmail stamp, issued in 1960, commemorates the World Refugee Year, an international humanitarian initiative under the auspices of the United Nations to aid displaced persons and raise awareness about their plight. The design, printed by Casa de Moneda de Chile, depicts a symbolic refugee family — a mother holding a child and a father offering an olive branch of peace — illuminated by rays of hope. Surrounding symbols, including a book, a home, and a wheat stalk, represent education, shelter, and sustenance as essential human rights.