World Citizenship Award
The World Citizenship Award is an award of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
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Launched in 1996, the award is given to people outside the Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting movement who have contributed to a better world in at least one of the following areas - peace, environment, education, food and nutrition, health, and culture and heritage.
| World Citizenship Award | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts | ||
| Country | Worldwide | ||
| Created | 1996 | ||
| Awarded for | An outstanding contribution to the building of a better world | ||
| Recipients | 13 | ||
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Recipients
As of 2012, the award has been presented to 13 recipients:
- 1996 - Nelson Mandela
- 1997 - Mary Robinson
- 1999 - Mo Mowlam
- 1999 - Ian Kiernan
- 2001 - Corazon Aquino
- 2001 - Archbishop Desmond Tutu
- 2002 - Catherine Bertini
- 2002 - Dr Nafis Sadik
- 2004 - Stanislav Petrov
- 2005 - Princess Basma bint al-Talal of Jordan
- 2005 - Sadako Ogata
- 2007 - Stephen Lewis
- 2007 - Wangari Maathai
- 2008 - Graça Machel
References
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