Bunche's successful mediation of the Palestine conflict, which resulted in the signing of Armistice Agreements in 1949 between Israel and four Arab states, was a feat of international diplomacy that is unparalleled in the long history of the Arab-Israeli conflict. It won him the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize, the first time that a person of color had been so honored.
Ralph Bunche Road in Nairobi, Kenya, is named after him.
One of the historically black beaches in Florida, from the age of segregation, has been named Bunche Beach, near Ft. Myers.
In 1996, Howard University named its international affairs center, a physical facility and associated administrative programs, the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center. The Center is the site of lectures and internationally oriented programming.
One of the historically black beaches in Florida, from the age of segregation, has been named Bunche Beach, near Ft. Myers.