Climate Action Champion and Humanitarian Mohamed Nasheed Receives Prestigious Global Citizen Award

LONDON, Nov. 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Hon. Mohamed Nasheed, a pioneering human rights activist and advocate for local weather motion, former President of the Maldives and the present Secretary-General of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, has been introduced because the recipient of the 2024 Global Citizen Award. This annual tribute, offered by main worldwide residence and citizenship advisory agency Henley & Partners in partnership with the Swiss non-profit humanitarian group Andan Foundation, acknowledges his impactful management in advancing human rights and local weather resilience on a worldwide scale.

The prestigious award, which honors a person who reveals distinctive braveness and dedication in the direction of enhancing and supporting the worldwide neighborhood, was offered at a gala reception throughout the 18^th annual Global Citizenship Conference in Singapore, which introduced collectively presidents and prime ministers, different senior authorities ministers and officers, and main teachers, in addition to top-tier personal consumer advisors and wealth administration professionals.

President Nasheed acquired the Global Citizen Award for his unwavering dedication to environmental sustainability and humanitarian causes, significantly championing local weather resilience for susceptible nations. Since his tenure as the primary democratically elected president of the Maldives, he has been instrumental in addressing the worldwide local weather disaster. In his present position as Secretary General of the Climate Vulnerable Forum, representing 70 nations, he leads broad advocacy efforts. He has championed renewable power and led local weather resilience tasks within the Maldives and internationally. His initiatives have considerably formed world local weather coverage, significantly for susceptible nations most in danger from the impacts of local weather change, enhancing lives worldwide.

Chairman of Henley & Partners and Founder of the Andan Foundation, Dr. Christian H. Kaelin, remarked on Nasheed’s deserving recognition. “President Nasheed’s dedication to humanitarian work and climate action for vulnerable communities is truly extraordinary. As a steadfast advocate for our planet and its most at-risk populations, he has elevated the urgent call for climate resilience and social equity worldwide. Nasheed embodies the spirit of global citizenship, bridging divides and championing a sustainable future for those most vulnerable. We are honored to recognize a leader whose vision resonates across borders and generations.”

The Global Citizen Award choice course of is predicated on a majority resolution of the Global Citizen Award Committee. The award itself consists of a bespoke sculptural medal designed by main Italian artist Antonio Nocera, an award certificates signed by the Chairman of the Global Citizen Award Committee, and a financial prize of USD 20,000, which fits in the direction of supporting the awardee’s humanitarian efforts. In addition, Henley & Partners commits to working carefully with the awardee for a interval of 1 12 months, elevating consciousness of their work and supporting by means of the agency’s community of greater than 60 places of work worldwide.

Since its inception, the Global Citizen Award has honored many remarkable individuals. The first laureate was German entrepreneur Harald Höppner, who arrange the refugee humanitarian support venture Sea-Watch. Other earlier recipients are Dr. Imtiaz Sooliman, Founder of the Gift of the Givers Foundation, Africa’s largest catastrophe reduction group, and Monique Morrow, Co-Founder of The Humanized Internet, a digital id venture that goals to deliver hope to the estimated 1.1 billion people on the earth who can not show their authorized id. Diep Vuong, Co-Founder and President of the Pacific Links Foundation, was awarded for her work in Southeast Asia, campaigning for the rights of these enslaved by human trafficking, and Prof. Dr. Padraig O’Malley acquired his Global Citizen Award in recognition of his efforts round battle decision and reconciliation in Iraq, Northern Ireland, and South Africa. Last 12 months the award went to humanitarian, philanthropist, and Founder of the Future Prowess Foundation School for orphans and fewer privileged youngsters, Zannah Bukar Mustapha for his crucial position in mediating the discharge of over 100 of the Chibok schoolgirls who have been kidnapped by Islamic insurgency group Boko Haram in Nigeria in April 2014, giving rise to the worldwide #BringBackOurGirls marketing campaign.

Thanking Henley & Partners and the Andan Foundation for his or her recognition of his work, Nasheed mentioned, “I am deeply honored to accept this award, which underscores our collective commitment to addressing the climate crisis and protecting those most at risk. Real change begins with unity, and together, our shared humanity can overcome the challenges that shape our future.”

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