Sixteen-year-old Mohamad Al Jounde was recently awarded the International Children's Peace Prize for his efforts to ensure the rights of Syrian refugee children. He is from which country?
A
Afghanistan
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Syria
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C
Azerbaijan
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D
Bulgaria
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E
Iran
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Solution
The correct option is B Syria Sixteen-year-old Mohamad Al Jounde from Syria was awarded the International Children's Peace Prize for his efforts to ensure the rights of Syrian refugee children. Al Jounde, a refugee of the Syrian civil war, set up a school together with his family in a Lebanese refugee camp that currently provides 200 children with education.