Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel wins Nansen Prize

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel wins Nansen Prize

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Category : Awards Published on: October 07 2022

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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has won the UN refugee agency's prestigious 'Nansen Refugee Award' for her determination to protect asylum seekers while in office.
The selection committee highlighted that in addition to protecting people forced to flee war, Merkel was the driving force behind Germany’s collective efforts to receive them and help them integrate into society.
The Nansen award, granted annually, was created in 1954 in honour of the first UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Norwegian Arctic explorer and humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen, to mark outstanding work on behalf of refugees.
Merkel will receive her award and $150,000 in prizemoney at a ceremony in Geneva on October 10, where four regional winners will also be honoured.

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