Angela Merkel receives UN award for her handling of the 2015 migration crisis
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the UN refugee agency award for her role in her country's hosting of more than 1.2 million refugees.
And also with asylum seekers in 2015 and 2016, the UN refugee agency in Geneva announced on Tuesday.
"Merkel showed what can be achieved when politicians take the right course and strive to find solutions to global challenges rather than simply shifting the blame to others."
That was the quote from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
The Nansen Refugee Award, given annually by UNHCR, was worth $150,000.
It is named after Fridtjof Nansen, a Norwegian polar explorer and humanitarian who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922.
(dpa/NAN)
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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the UN refugee agency award for her role in her country's hosting of more than 1.2 million refugees.
And also with asylum seekers in 2015 and 2016, the UN refugee agency in Geneva announced on Tuesday.
"Merkel showed what can be achieved when politicians take the right course and strive to find solutions to global challenges rather than simply shifting the blame to others."
That was the quote from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
The Nansen Refugee Award, given annually by UNHCR, was worth $150,000.
It is named after Fridtjof Nansen, a Norwegian polar explorer and humanitarian who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922.
(dpa/NAN)
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