| The World Citizenship Award is presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the human family. This award was inaugurated in 1998 and is generally presented at the Foundation’s Annual Evening for Peace in Santa Barbara, CA. Past recipients of the award include Ted Turner, Queen Noor of Jordan, Daisaku Ikeda, Frederick Franck, Robert Muller and Harry Belafonte. What is World Citizenship?
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Award Honorees
 Shigeko Sasamori, 2011
Judith Mayotte, 2009
Stanley Sheinbaum, 2008
Kimmie Weeks, 2007
Bianca
Jagger, 2006
Mayors
for Peace, 2004
Harry
Belafonte, 2003
Dr.
Robert Muller, 2002
Frederick
Franck, 2001
Queen
Noor of Jordan, 2000
Daisaku
Ikeda, 1999
Ted
Turner, 1998
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Kimmie Weeks, 2007
Honoree (Special Youth Award)
Kimmie Weeks was honored for his courageous leadership for peace and reconciliation in Liberia and his inspiring work with the organization Youth Action International.
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Bianca Jagger, 2006
Honoree
Bianca Jagger received
the award for her efforts to build a more peaceful
and just world, to treat people everywhere with
dignity, and to hold the perpetrators of war crimes
and crimes against humanity to account under international
law.
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Mayors for Peace, 2004
Honoree
The Mayors for Peace received the Foundation's 2004 World Citizenship Award in honor of their innovative approach to the abolition of nuclear weapons. They have initiated an Emergency Campaign to Ban Nuclear Weapons by the year 2020. Witnessing the strain on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty by the failure of the nuclear weapons states to fulfill their treaty obligations for nuclear disarmament and recognizing the dangers that nuclear arsenals pose to all cities, the Mayors for Peace created their Emergency Campaign. The Emergency Campaign brings the issue of nuclear disarmament to cities throughout the world through the commitment of mayors who have a responsibility to protect their constituents.
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Harry Belafonte, 2003
Honoree
Belafonte recieved the Foundation's 2003 World Citizenship
Award in honor of his lifelong service to humanity
and the children of the world. He has given voice
to the aspirations of people seeking peace and justice
from all corners of the planet. He worked closely
with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on civil rights
issues and is currently a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
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Dr. Robert Muller, 2002
Honoree
The Foundation presented
its 2002 World Citizenship Award to Dr. Robert Muller,
a former Assistant Secretary-General of the United
Nations and Chancellor Emeritus of the UN University
for Peace, for his contributions to peace, education
and global humanitarianism. Dr. Muller served at
the United Nations for 38 years, helping to establish
many of its specialized agencies. He helped to found
the UN University for Peace and has developed the
World Core Curriculum, being taught in some 43 Robert
Muller Schools throughout the world. Now retired,
he concentrates his efforts on promoting greater
human understanding and global awareness.
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| Frederick
Franck, 2001
Honoree
In 2001, the Foundation
honored Frederick Franck with its 2001 World Citizenship
Award in recognition of his lifelong artistic efforts
that have transcended national boundaries and touched
a core of human compassion. Frederick Franck’s
exploration of what it means to be human and his
moving artistic expression have been transnational,
transcultural and transdisciplinary. In presenting
the Award, we sought to honor Dr. Franck’s
commitment to peace, global perspectives and recognition
of our extraordinary shared humanity. He is the
author of What Does It Mean to be Human? and The
Zen of Seeing and is well-known for the creation
of Pacem in Terris, a sculpture garden containing
many of his works in New York.
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Queen
Noor of Jordan, 2000
Honoree
The World Citizenship Award for
2000 was presented to Her Majesty Queen Noor of
Jordan for her outstanding contributions to furthering
the global pursuit of justice and stability. Her
Majesty's longtime engagement in environmental and
habitat protection and the conservation of global
resources, as well as her work to raise the status
and rights of women and children, have distinguished
her among the international figures taking a leadership
position on these issues. Her Majesty Queen Noor
has worked tirelessly as Patron of the Landmine
Survivors Network and on behalf of the International
Campaign to Ban Landmines.
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| Daisaku
Ikeda, 1999
Honoree
The 1999 World Citizenship Award
was presented to Daisaku Ikeda, a distinguished
Buddhist philosopher, poet and peace leader, for
his commitment as an educator and spiritual leader
consistently seeking to further dialogue among and
between leaders. Mr. Ikeda is the founder and president
of Soka Gakkai International, an organization of
over 12 million people throughout the world. He
is also the founder of Soka University, which has
branches in Tokyo, Los Angeles and Orange County,
CA; the Institute of Oriental Philosophy in London;
the Boston Research Center for the 21st Century;
and the Toda Institute for Global Peace and Policy
Research.
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Ted
Turner, 1998
Honoree
Ted Turner was presented with the
inaugural World Citizenship Award in 1998 in recognition
of his strong commitment and personal sense of responsibility
for helping to solve some of the truly global issues
facing humanity. From the creation of the Goodwill
Games to his historic $1 billion pledge of support
to the United Nations in order to help fulfill its
responsibilities to end poverty and uphold human
rights, Mr. Turner has been able to lift his horizons
and see beyond borders. His contributions to the
planet make him a true citizen of the world.
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