GENEVA, Oct 4, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - 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.

"By helping more than a million refugees to survive and rebuild, Angela
Merkel displayed great moral and political courage," UN refugee agency chief
Filippo Grandi said in a statement.