Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Nigerian minister of finance
Thursday received the 2016 global fairness award in Washington DC, United States of America.
Global Fairness
Initiative presented the award to her in recognition of her contributions to sustainable
development through serving others as well as her consistent focus on
implementing development programs that benefit the poor and less privileged.
Okonjo-Iweala in her acceptance speech expressed her gratitude for the award and pledged to continue to fight for fairness for the less privileged.
Her words: “I appreciate the Trustees of the Global Fairness Award
for recognizing a lifetime devoted to development, including the privilege I
have now of working for children’s immunization, through Gavi, and for managing
climate risk in Africa through the African Risk Capacity.”
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