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| Marianna Vardinoyiannis |
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| Dr Kouyate |
Greek philanthropist, Marianna Vardinoyiannis, was declared as one of the laureates for the United Nations 2020 Nelson Mandela Prize along with Guinean Doctor Morissanda Kouyate.
The announcement was made on Friday the 17th July
by the United Nations general assembly President, Tijani Mohammed Banda. The award is given to individuals who dedicate
their lives helping humanity, thus recognising the impact that they have made through their
efforts.
Marianna Vardinoyiannis has been involved for around 30
years in the fight against childhood cancer, with her services helping thousands
of children.
Mohammed Bande’s spokeswoman, Reem Abeiza, also explained that Vardonoyiannis is a world
advocate for humanities, protecting the health and welfare of children around
the world.
Both Vardinoyiannis and Kouyate will receive their awards
during a ceremony scheduled to take place on Monday, July 20th. A celebration is also being planned for a
later date and is expected to take place in the UN headquarters in New York.
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| Nelson Mandela |
The Mandela Prize was established by a United Nations’ general
assembly resolution in June 2014, the purpose of the award being, to encourage the UN’s help to improve social changes and modifications, and celebrating the life of Nelson Mandela, the former South
African president, who is recognised as the country’s "anti-apartheid icon and international
symbol of unity".
(I wish to thank the international and local press and especially Aninews and the blog Greek reporter for the valuable information for this post,)
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