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Ms. Camilleri accepts the medal from Mr. Guterres

Maltese lawyer presented with top UN award for aiding Mediterranean boat people

2 October 2007
A Maltese lawyer who has fought for the rights of boat people fleeing across the Mediterranean Sea, sometimes at great danger to herself, was presented with the most prestigious United Nations refugee award last night, and immediately pledged to use the money to further her efforts.
Marguerite Barankitse

UN refugee agency award goes to orphanage founder ‘Angel of Burundi’

2 May 2005
A much decorated Burundian humanitarian worker will receive the top award of the United Nations refugee agency next month for her work caring for 10,000 children displaced by civil wars in her home country and in neighbouring countries and for recently repatriated Burundians.

Russian organization wins UN refugee award

30 April 2004
The United Nations refugee agency today awarded its top prize to a Russian organization advocating on behalf of refugees and people uprooted from their homes seeking safe haven in the Russian Federation.

Italian woman receives UN refugee award for work with Somalis

26 June 2003
An Italian woman who has spent more than three decades helping displaced Somalis has been honoured with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) annual humanitarian award.