United Nations Association of Greater Boston

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UNA-GB Leadership Awards

 

United Nations Association of Greater Boston is proud to recognize the efforts of individuals to improve the lives of others around the world. Every year, UNA-GB announces leadership awards for outstanding achievement and contribution to the advancement of the types of work to which the United Nations is devoted - humanitarian aid, environmental protection, child welfare, human rights, global health, ethical international business, and many other areas. These are people who inspire us. . .

Past Leadership Awards Recipients have included:

Senator John F. Kerry, Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (2009)
Ambassador Swanee Hunt, Hunt Alternatives Fund (2008)
Mikko Nissinen, Artistic Director, Boston Ballet (2007)
Dr. Barry R. Bloom, Dean, Harvard School of Public Health (2007)
Carol Bellamy, former Executive Director, UNICEF (2006)
John Cullinane, The Cullinane Group (2006)
Dean Kamen, DEKA Research (2005)
Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Director, WHO (2004)
Noeleen Heyzer / UNIFEM (2004)
Mahnaz Afkhami / Women's Learning Partnership (2004)
Charles River Watershed Association (2003)
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (2003)
African Medical and Research Foundation (2002)
United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (2002)
World Health Organization (2002)
Marjorie Agosin, Wellesely College (1998)
Fox Butterfield, New York Times (1998)
Ira Jackson, BankBoston (1998)
J.Joseph Moakley, US House of Representatives (1998)
David Rohde, New York Times (1998)
Joshua Rubenstein, Amnesty International (1998)
Ambassador John Shattuck (1998)
John F. Stewart, Kennedy Library and Museum (1998)
Dessima Wiliams, Brandeis University (1998)