"By helping more than a million refugees to survive and rebuild, Angela Merkel displayed great moral and political courage," UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi said in a statement.
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On December 2, 2021, then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a press conference following a meeting with the heads of government of Germany's federal states at the Chancellery in Berlin. (AFP)
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Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday won the United Nations refugee agency's prestigious Nansen Award, receiving praise for her determination to protect asylum seekers while in office.
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