UNICEF LEADER GIVEN U THANT PEACE AWARD
NEW YORK — James P. Grant, executive director of UNICEF, received the U Thant Peace Award Sept. 20 at an interfaith prayer breakfast at UNICEF House.
The award, presented by Sri Chinmoy: The Peace Meditation at the United Nations, cited Grant’s lifetime of exceptional world service, calling him an “inspirational example” of “compassion, concern and tireless energy in service to the world family.”
When Sri Chinmoy, leader of the Meditation Group, made the presentation, Grant said it was a privilege to receive the award “from such treasured hands and from such a treasured group.”
The prayer breakfast, organized by The Peace Meditation at the U.N., included brief prayers and remarks by members of six religions. Sri Chinmoy opened the event with a silent meditation.
The breakfast is held annually in conjunction with an early morning “Peace Walk” through the streets of Manhattan by U.N. delegates and staff carrying their national flags. The Peace Walk is one of more than 70 similar events held worldwide, coordinated by the Meditation Croup, to commemorate the opening of the U.N. General Assembly.
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James P. Grant, executive director of UNICEF greets Sri Chinmoy at the prayer breakfast at UNICEF House Sept. 20.
Published in Anahata Nada, VOLUME 24, AUGUST – MID-NOVEMBER 1994