Somali-born champion of refugee education wins top UNHCR award

By UN News

Nov 28, 2023 5:14 pm

A former child refugee born in Somalia, who dedicated himself to changing lives through education, has been named as this year's winner of the prestigious UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award.

Abdullahi Mire grew up in the sprawling Dadaab refugee complex in northeastern Kenya with its population today of more than 240,000 registered refugees, mostly from Somalia.

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A former child refugee born in Somalia, who dedicated himself to changing lives through education, has been named as this year's winner of the prestigious UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award.

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