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'Other Nobel' Goes To Amazingly Humble Surgeon In South Sudan

Evan Atar Adaha, surgeon and medical director at a hospital in South Sudan, accepts the U.N.'s Nansen Refugee Award in Geneva, on October 1. His wife, Angela Atar, is at right. Cyril Zingaro/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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'Other Nobel' Goes To Amazingly Humble Surgeon In South Sudan

Dr. Evan Atar Adaha has won the U.N.'s Nansen Refugee Award. Of his commitment to work in a conflict zone, he says: "I would feel guilt the rest of my life if I left people in this situation.

The Peace Prize Nobody Seems To Want

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, seen here delivering a speech during his 91st birthday celebration in February, is the latest Confucius Peace Prize winner. Like his predecessors, he has shunned the award. Jekesai Njikizana/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Peace Prize Nobody Seems To Want

The winners of the Confucius Peace Prize, launched in reaction to a 2010 Nobel given to a Chinese dissident, rarely acknowledge it. Even this year's winner, Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe, doesn't want it.

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