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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Diomande Ble Blonde and Krista Larson

Germany's Merkel receives UNESCO peace prize in Ivory Coast

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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel received a UNESCO peace prize Wednesday for her decision to welcome more than 1.2 million migrants to Germany despite resistance at home and among European partners.

Organizers said that Merkel showed political courage when Germany welcomed refugees in 2015-2016 who had fled conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Eritrea.

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