♦ Abdullahi Mire was named the 2023 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award Global Laureate.

♦ He is a former Somali refugee and journalist.

♦ He has championed the right to education while putting 100,000 books in the hands of refugee children in Kenya.

♦ He will be presented with the award at a ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland on 13 December 2023.

♦ The UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award was established in 1954. It honours individuals, groups and organizations who go above and beyond the call of duty to protect refugees, displaced and stateless people.

♦ Four regional winners were also be named for the 2023 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award: 

♦ Elizabeth Moreno Barco (Americas): a human rights defender who advocates for communities affected by armed internal conflict in Colombia.

♦ Asia Al-Mashreqi (Middle East & North Africa): founder and chairperson of the Sustainable Development Foundation, which has assisted nearly 2 million individuals in Yemen affected by conflict.

♦ Abdullah Habib, Sahat Zia Hero, Salim Khan and Shahida Win (Asia-Pacific): four Rohingya storytellers documenting the experiences of stateless Rohingya refugees.

♦ Lena Grochowska and Władysław Grochowski (Europe): a Polish couple whose hotel chain and foundation provide shelter and training to refugees.