A Syrian teenager made a strong plea on Monday for the world to give refugees fleeing his country’s war an opportunity, as he received the prestigious International Children’s Peace Prize in The Hague. “We just want people to give us a chance to prove ourselves,” Mohamad al-Jounde told AFP. “Mohamad receives the award for his tireless efforts to ensure the rights of Syrian refugee children,” competition organisers KidsRights Foundation said. The energetic boy, along with his family, built a school for 200 refugee children in a refugee camp in Lebanon where he taught maths, English and his passion, photography. In its 13th year, the prize is awarded annually “to a child who fights courageously for children’s rights”, KidsRights said.

Source: Pakistan Today December 04, 2017 15:45 UTC