Laureates

Akinwumi Adesina awarded the 2022 Medal of Glory for exemplary leadership

October 15, 2022African Development Bank Group Original Articlehttps://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/us-based-foundation-democracy-awards-african-development-banks-akinwumi-adesina-exemplary-leadership-55494 U.S.-based Foundation for Democracy awards African Development Bank’s Akinwumi Adesina for exemplary leadership U.S.-based Foundation for Democracy

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Annual Progress Report 2021

Source: reliefwebDate: September 29, 2022Original article: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/gavi-annual-progress-report-2021 Amid challenges, signs of recovery in routine immunisation as countries administer record volumes of vaccines in 2021 Geneva,

COVAX delivers 400 000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Ukraine

World Health OrganizationOriginal Article: https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/19-09-2022-400-000-doses-of-comirnaty-vaccine-delivered-to-ukraine-under-covax Kyiv, 19 September 2022 On 18 September, 400 000 doses of the Comirnaty mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 developed by Pfizer/BioNTech

2022 Laureate

Dame Sarah Catherine Gilbert

Introduction

Dame Sarah Catherine Gilbert, Professor of Vaccinology at Jenner Institute, University of Oxford, is a scientist who co-developed the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, which is easier and less expensive to manufacture, store and transport.

2022 Laureate

Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance

Introduction

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is the largest international cooperation mechanism that contributed to improving overall health of humanity by providing vaccination to children in low-income countries.

2020 Laureate

Macky Sall

Introduction

Senegal’s President Macky Sall is a leader who is demonstrating a model of good governance in Africa.

2020 Laureate

Munib A. Younan

Introduction

Bishop Dr. Munib A. Younan is a pioneer who has devoted his life to religious harmony, believing that dialogue and reconciliation between religions are the basis for human peace.

2019 Laureate

Introduction

Waris Dirie is a pioneering human rights activist who fought for the eradication of female genital mutilation (FGM).

2019 Laureate

Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina

Introduction

Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has been a leader in agricultural innovation in Africa for over 30 years, bringing great improvement to Africa’s food security and establishment of agricultural policies.

2017 Laureate

Sakena Yacoobi

Introduction

Sakena Yacoobi had the conviction that education is the only hope for the suffering Afghan refugees scarred by decades of war.

2017 Laureate

Gino Strada

Introduction

Gino Strada is an Italian surgeon who has devoted himself to providing medical and surgical care in war-torn countries around the world over the past 28 years.

2015 Laureate

Modadugu Vijay Gupta

Introduction

As a fisheries scientist, Dr. Modadugu Vijay Gupta’s involvement in research spanning a period of five decades across several countries in Asia, Africa and the Pacific, dramatically increased fish production and laid the foundation for the Blue Revolution.

2015 Laureate

Anote Tong

Introduction

His Excellency Anote Tong, the President of Kiribati, is a global leader whose dedication and passionate leadership helped to bring about a consensus by the international community concerning climate peace.

2020 Founders’ Award

Ban Ki-moon

Introduction

Ban Ki-moon became the first South Korean to become the Secretary-General of the United Nations in 2006, successfully serving two terms and contributing greatly to peace.

2022 Founders' Special Honorary Award

H.E. Samdech Hun Sen

Introduction

Prime Minister Hun Sen has been promoting international cooperation for peace by actively participating in various international peace forums and peace initiatives, including those organized by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF), and has especially demonstrated outstanding leadership for the sustainable development of Southeast Asia.