Yezidi official in KRG responsible for rescuing Yezidis awarded with Sergio Vieira De Mello Prize

Children from the minority Ezidi sect, fleeing violence from Islamic State militants in Sinjar (Shingal), make their way toward the town of Elierbeh of Al-Hasakah Governorate, near the Syrian border, Aug. 10, 2014. (Photo: Reuters)