She was honoured “for her efforts to promote peace and international law”, the Norwegian Nobel Committee said in a statement.

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UNIDO's Deputy to the Director General and Managing Director of the Directorate of Global Partnerships and External Relations, Fatou Haidara, and African Union Commissioner for Economic Development, ...