Nelson Mandela Honoured with Humanitarian Achievement Award

Former South African President Nelson Mandela on 22 September 2013 presented with a humanitarian achievement award for his contribution to South-South cooperation and sustainable development.

The award was presented at South- south awards ceremony at New York, US. The award was received by Zindzi Mandela and Josina Machel on behalf of their father Nelson Mandela.

Nelson Mandela, 95, has been suffering from a recurring lung infection. He is under intensive care at his Johannesburg home.

The theme of the annual event was Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Development. 

The South-South awards seek to highlight the achievements of countries in the Global South, and recognise public and private sector leaders who have contributed significantly to South-South cooperation and sustainable development. Among this year’s public sector award recipients were Costa Rica, the Kingdom of Bahrain and Fiji.

The South-South Awards 2013 is co-organised by the Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Public Administration Network (UNPAN), the South-South Steering Committee for Sustainable Development (SS-SCSD), the International Organisation for South-South Cooperation (IOSSC) and South-South News.

Shahrukh Khan honoured with BrandLaureate Legendary Award in Malaysia

Shah Rukh Khan on 13 December 2012 awarded with the prestigious BrandLaureate Legendary Award in Malaysia.

The award was given by the Malaysia-based Asia Pacific Brands Foundation for his contributions to the Bollywood film industry and as India's foremost brand ambassador.

The BrandLaureate Legendary Award had been earlier given to well known personality like those to Nelson Mandela, Nobel Laureate recipient Mohammad Yunus, Ratan Tata, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerburg, Michael Schumacher and more.

Earlier in 2008 Shah Rukh was conferred with the prestigious Malaysian title of Datuk  by the governor of Malaysia's southern state of Malacca for promoting tourism through his movies in that region.

Malaysian title of Datuk is equivalent of the British Knighthood, the highest awards given to an individual in the UK.

Shah Rukh Khan went to Malaysia to attend Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohammad's birthday.
The BrandLaureate  award is the sobriquet for the APBF Brand Excellence Awards.

Ruchira Kamboj appointed the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO

Ruchira Kamboj appointed the Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO

Bunker Roy and Malala Yousafzai selected for Clinton Global Citizens Awards.

 Bunker Roy and Malala Yousafzai selected for Clinton Global Citizens Awards.

i. India environmentalist Bunker Roy and Pakistan's teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai were declared winners of this year's of the prestigious 'Clinton Global Citizens Awards'. 

ii. Roy is the founder of the Barefoot College, which has been providing solutions to problems in rural communities for more than 40 years. 

iii. As a result of Barefoot's work, one million litres of rainwater have been harvested to provide clean drinking water to over 239,000 school children in more than 1,300 communities worldwide. 

iv. Roy has been named one of the 50 environmentalists who could save the planet by the Guardian and one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME magazine. 

v. The awards will be presented in a special ceremony tomorrow during the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York City, where more than 1,000 top business, government, and civil society leaders will convene to address some of the world's most pressing challenges.

vi. The Clinton Global Citizen Awards were launched in 2007 to honour outstanding individuals for their visionary leadership, demonstrated impact, and sustainable and scalable work in solving global issues.

About Malala Yousafzai
Sixteen-year-old Malala Yousafzai, who, after being shot by the Taliban for her outspoken support for girls' education, has co-founded the Malala Fund to continue advocating for universal access to education. 

The Clinton Global Citizen Awards were launched in 2007 to honour outstanding individuals for their visionary leadership, demonstrated impact, and sustainable and scalable work in solving global issues.