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Nobel Peace Laureate Nadia Murad Addresses Paris Signing Ceremony for a New Humanitarian Admission Programme

Nobel Peace Laureate Nadia Murad Addresses Paris Signing Ceremony for a New Humanitarian Admission Programme

Paris – 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Nadia Murad, attended a ceremony today marking the signing of an agreement between the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and France to provide safe passage to the country for vulnerable groups from Iraq. Initiated by Murad and French President Emmanuel Macron in October 2018, the agreement will help to provide protection and admission to France for to up to 100 Yazidi women and their families as part of a Humanitarian Admission Programme. 

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