It was announced that former German Chancellor Angela Merkel would be awarded the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Peace Prize for accepting large numbers of refugees during the years of the refugee crisis.
In a written statement on UNESCO’s website, it was reported that Merkel was deemed worthy of this year’s Peace Prize.
“His bold decision to accept more than 1.2 million refugees in 2015, primarily from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Eritrea, had a profound effect on the judges,” said Denis Mukwege, President of the Peace Prize Jury, in the statement. used the phrases.
“LEFT A LESSON IN HISTORY”
Mukwege emphasized that Merkel, who generously accepted refugees into her country, “left a lesson to history”.
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay underlined that she appreciated Merkel’s efforts in the face of the refugee crisis and said, “Suffering is universal. Therefore, solutions to alleviate suffering must also be universal. Making peace means opening doors to those who suffer.” she said.
The statement did not mention when the award will be presented to the former Prime Minister.
Angela Merkel, who ruled Germany from 2005 to 2021, came to the fore in 2015, when the refugee crisis was experienced, by accepting refugees into the country, unlike other European governments.