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If you know of an inspiring candidate, please submit your nomination now. You can use this guide to prepare your answers in advance before submitting the online form here.
For any questions, please write to the UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award team at [email protected].
The 2023 global laureate received a commemorative medal and a monetary prize of US$100,000 to be reinvested in the humanitarian initiatives for which they are being recognized. Regional winners also received some financial or material support to further their humanitarian work.
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The 2023 global laureate is Abdullahi Mire, a journalist and former refugee from Somalia who has championed the right to education while putting 100,000 books in the hands of displaced children and youth in Kenya.
Four regional winners also have been named for taking extraordinary action to protect and assist people forced to flee and stateless people and advance their inclusion in host countries and communities.
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