VATICAN CITY, JUN 5, 2007 (VIS) - In New York on June 12 the Path to Peace Foundation will bestow the 2007 Path to Peace Award on Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, president of the 61st session of the U.N. General Assembly. Every year, the foundation awards the prize in recognition of acts of individual leadership in the international community. The president of the foundation, which was founded in 1991, is Archbishop Celestino Migliore, apostolic nuncio and Holy See permanent Observer to the United Nations.
A communique released by the foundation explains that this year's award is in recognition of Haya Rashed Al Khalifa's "dedicated efforts on behalf of peace and development."
Ms. Al Khalifa, who is from the Kingdom of Bahrain, was "one of the first women to practice law in her country," the communique reads. "In addition she has served her country as ambassador to France, from 2000 to 2004, and as non-resident ambassador to Belgium, Switzerland and Spain. Over the same period she was the Kingdom's permanent representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)."
DELSS/PEACE FOUNDATION/UN:MIGLIORE VIS 20070605 (190)
A communique released by the foundation explains that this year's award is in recognition of Haya Rashed Al Khalifa's "dedicated efforts on behalf of peace and development."
Ms. Al Khalifa, who is from the Kingdom of Bahrain, was "one of the first women to practice law in her country," the communique reads. "In addition she has served her country as ambassador to France, from 2000 to 2004, and as non-resident ambassador to Belgium, Switzerland and Spain. Over the same period she was the Kingdom's permanent representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)."
DELSS/PEACE FOUNDATION/UN:MIGLIORE VIS 20070605 (190)
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