Angela Merkel wins Unesco Peace Prize for 'efforts to welcome refugees'

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Category : Awards Published on: August 25 2022

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Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has been awarded the 2022 Unesco Peace Prize for "her efforts to welcome refugees".
The honour, which is officially called Felix Houphouet-Boigny-Unesco Peace Prize, is named after the former president of Ivory Coast.
It has been awarded each year since 1989 to individuals, organisations or institutions that have made a special effort to promote, research or secure peace.
The award is given each year. Other recipients of the honour, included Jimmy Carter, Frederik W. De Klerk, and Nelson Mandela.

Angela Merkel wins Unesco Peace Prize for 'efforts to welcome refugees'