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United Nations honors man who declared self president of a Balkan ‘country’
The award recognized Verdis’ humanitarian aid in the Ivory Coast, and Jackson accepted it after the micronation gained 400 official citizens.
- Daniel Jackson, president of the self-proclaimed Free Republic of Verdis, received a humanitarian award from the Institute of Public Policy and Diplomacy Research at a United Nations gala in New York recently.
- Jackson established the Free Republic of Verdis on May 30, 2019, after identifying unclaimed land along the Danube River known as Pocket-3, beginning the venture as a teenage experiment when he was 14.
- Verdis currently maintains embassies in Dover and Novi Sad, Serbia, and claims 400 official citizens within its 0.501 square kilometers, making it the world's second-smallest micronation after Vatican City.
- Croatian authorities installed cameras along the coastline to block access, and Jackson remains banned from Croatia, forcing the administration to operate from exile while pursuing diplomatic recognition.
- Humanitarian Affairs Minister Jeffrey Li represented Verdis at the United Nations General Assembly Youth Mobilisation Segment on October 9, where the nation continued building international legitimacy and securing aid partnerships.
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21-year-old Briton Daniel Jackson created his own "country" in the Balkans at the age of 14 and was awarded for his humanitarian work at an event at UN headquarters.
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