Taban Shoresh

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Kurd Honored with UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award kurdistanchronicle.com/babat/4356 @tabanshoresh

Taban Shoresh, founder and CEO of the non-profit organization The Lotus Flower and a Kurdish genocide survivor, was awarded the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Nansen Refugee Award on December 16. Read more: kurdistanchronicle.com/babat/4356

A moving speech by @tabanshoresh, founder of the @thelotusf NGO, on her escape from being buried alive as a four-year-old child in Saddam's Iraq, and her late father Kak Sami Shoresh's survival of an assassination attempt. She became a refugee and today is winning well-deserved accolades for her work helping displaced women and girls in Kurdistan. Watch from 52:20. Humanity in Action: #Nansen Refugee Award Ceremony 2025 youtu.be/9U3a5FDpxzk?si… via @YouTube

@BayanRahman @thelotusf Thank you so much ❤️

Hope. Resilience. Strength. These values shape everything #NansenAward winner for the Middle East and North Africa, Taban Shoresh, does through her organization, The Lotus Flower.

Honoured to receive Nansen Award. Grateful for support from @Refugees always & @FilippoGrandi you will be missed. Congratulations to @BarhamSalih proud to see a Kurd with lived experience step into UNHCR leadership ✨

Humanity took centre stage at the 2025 #NansenAward, where extraordinary people and organisations were recognised for standing with refugees and displaced communities around the world. Check out the highlights.

Deeply grateful for the work of 2025 Nansen Refugee global laureate, Chief Martin Azia Sodea of Cameroon! Also honored: Pablo Moreno Cadena (Americas), Proliska (Europe), Taban Shoresh (Middle East & North Africa), Negara Nazari (Asia-Pacific) #RefugeeForum #WithRefugees

تعرّفوا على تابان شوريش. ناجية. مُؤسِّسة. مدافعة عن حقوق المرأة. وهيَ الفائزة بجائزة نانسن لعام 2025 لمنطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا. واليوم، تُكرَّم تابان شوريش بجائزة نانسن تقديرًا لجهودها الاستثنائية. #Nansen2025

Taban Shoresh, survivante et militante des droits des femmes au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique du Nord, récompensée par le prix Nansen pour son travail contre les violences @UNHCRIraq

And now Taban Shoresh is the #NansenAward winner for MENA. A survivor of war and displacement herself, she returned to the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to found @thelotusf, a women-led organization helping other survivors rebuild their lives.

Meet the #NansenAward winner for the Middle-East and North Africa, Taban Shoresh. Her non-profit, @thelotusf, has built safe spaces, skills programmes and mental health support for women and girls recovering from conflict, helping 105,000 people rebuild their lives.

UNHCR’s High Commisssioner, Filippo Grandi lauds refugee champions at yesterday's Nansen Refugee Award ceremony. Lets celebrate with the winners, among them @tabanshoresh for her courage, solidarity and leadership supporting 105k+ conflict survivors in Iraq through @thelotusf

“The Nansen Refugee Award celebrates extraordinary courage and compassion. This year’s laureates remind us that, even in dark times, compassion remains undimmed.” @FilippoGrandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees unhcr.org/news/press-rel…

@UNHCRIraq @thelotusf Thank you ❤️

Meet Taban Shoresh. Survivor. Founder. Women’s rights advocate. And now - the 2025 #NansenAward winner for the Middle East and North Africa.

🏆 @TanmaFederation, Malaysia 🏆 @network_place, France 🏆 @EndamOf, Nigeria 🏆 @thelotusf, Iraq 🏆Quinta Ola, Peru 🏆Hope Foundation, Uganda 🏆Femme Main dans la Main pour le Développement Intégral, DRC Congrats to the winners of our #NGOInnovationAward bit.ly/3taePFf

@sessizlerinse10 Thank you!

✅ || UNHCR Honors Kurdish Activist Taban Shoresh with the Nansen Award 🟢 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has selected Kurdish activist Taban Shoresh, founder of The Lotus Flower in the Kurdistan Region, as one of this year’s Nansen Refugee Award laureates for her extraordinary humanitarian service. 🔴 Shoresh was recognized for her extensive work supporting more than 105,000 women, children, and survivors of conflict, especially those affected by ISIS atrocities. UNHCR described her contributions as “exceptional humanitarian commitment,” noting that she was honored alongside other leading humanitarians from around the world. 🟡 The Lotus Flower provides psychosocial support, women’s empowerment programs, education initiatives, economic development projects, and safe spaces for displaced communities, making it one of the most impactful civil society initiatives in the region. ♾️ UNHCR officials stated that Taban Shoresh’s dedicated efforts on the ground are not only vital for the Kurdistan Region but also serve as a global example of humanitarian solidarity. 🕹️ This year’s Nansen Award will be presented to individuals and organizations whose work has made a remarkable difference in the lives of refugees worldwide. @tabanshoresh