Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been awarded the Peace Prize. Felix Houphouet-Boigny This special agency of the UN said in a statement that it accepted the action of UNESCO to welcome the refugees.
“The jury was impressed by its bold decision to accept over 1.2 million refugees from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Eritrea in 2015. This is a lesson that will go down in history.”The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) highlighted the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege in a statement.
Director-General Audrey Azoulay commented on Merkel’s decision, “Reception of immigrants and refugees is the primary challenge”.
“Suffering is universal, and solutions to suffering must be universal. Building peace is also about opening doors to those who suffer.Azoulay added it.
Merkel, who was chancellor of Germany between 2005 and 2021, supported some of the policies implemented in Europe in 2015. immigration crisis It facilitated the reception of millions of refugees in Europe in 2015, of which 900,000 were in Germany in 2015 alone.
But these controversial measures have been heavily criticized in some sectors of German politics, especially on the far right, when some refugees or asylum seekers are involved in high-profile crimes. New Year’s Eve sexual assaults in various German cities.
The jury also consists of the former director general of the IMF. Michel CamdessusColombian writer Santiago Gamboa Samper, astronaut Thomas Pesquet, American actor Forest Whitaker and the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Hayat Sindi gave a special mention to Julienne Lusenge for her dedication to victims of sexual violence.
Lusenge, a Congolese activist, North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it condemns the use of rape as a weapon of war. She is one of the personalities most involved in the defense of women’s rights.
This award, whose delivery date has not yet been announced, Founded in 1989 To annually honor individuals, institutions and private or public organizations that have made significant contributions to the promotion and preservation of peace.
It has been given in other editions to famous personalities such as Nelson Mandela and Jimmy Carter among others.
Source: Informacion
