Unesco Puts Controversial Obiang Prize on Hold

The controversial UNESCO-Obiang Nguema Mbasogo International Prize for Research in the Life Sciences, named in honor of the President of Equatorial Guinea, has been put on hold indefinitely after an international outcry.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with Obiang Nguema Masogo, President of Equatorial Guinea, at UN Headquarters in New York.

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