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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

October 17, 2018 • 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.

His School For 540 Needy Kids Earns Him A U.N. Prize

Zannah Mustapha and the students of the Future Prowess School he founded for children caught up in the Boko Haram conflict. This week he won a U.N. prize for his efforts. Rahima Gambo/UNHCR hide caption

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His School For 540 Needy Kids Earns Him A U.N. Prize

October 5, 2017 • Nigerian lawyer Zannah Mustapha is honored this week for negotiating the release of girls captured by Boko Haram and starting a school for orphans and others affected by the violence.