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San Diego, CA 2171 Pan American Plaza UN Building, Balboa Park San Diego, CA 92101-1645 Tel.: 619.233.3970 www.unasd.org Annual UN Day Awards History Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights | Global Corporate Citizenship | Global Citizen The Eleanor Roosevelt Human Rights Award has been presented 1998 Nick Stamon | Founder, San Diego Chapter of Amnesty International, CA 1999 James Hubbell, Artist/architect | Ilan-Lael Foundation, Creativity as Catalyst for Positive Change 2000 Lucy Killea, CA State Senator, Ret | Co-Founder, Fronteras de las Californias 2001 US Congressman Bob Filner | Social programmes for the Homeless & Vets, CA 2002 Steve Brown, La Jolla Golden Triangle Rotary | Foundation Vice Chair and Trustee, CA 2003 Kathi Anderson, Executive Director | Survivors of Torture International, CA 2004 Christine Kehoe State Senator| City’s Equal Opportunity Ordinance (incl. LGBT community), CA 2005 Christine Brady, Americas Foundation/Fundacion de las Americas | Building schools at U.S./Mexico Borders 2006 Laurel Burch, Artist | Healing through Art, CA 2007 Ted Alemayhu | U.S. Doctors for Africa, CA 2008 Dr Ann Craig, University of California San Diego | Provost of Eleanor Roosevelt College, CA 2009 Casa Cornelia Law Center | Pro bono legal services to victims of human and civil rights violations, CA 2010 Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition | Unity Coalition Against Trafficking San Diego & Baja CA 2011 Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, USD | Women Peacemakers Program 2012 Elizabeth Lou | Founder and CEO, Nile Sisters Development Initiative, CA 2013 Sadiq Tawfiq | Afghan Amity Society, Laguna Beach, CA 2014 Doni DeBolt | Adopt a Special Kid Agency (Children with disability), CA 2015 Dee Aker | Activist & Advocate for Women’s Rights, Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, University of San Diego 2016 Lakshmi Puri | U.N. Assistant Secretary General & Deputy Executive Director, UN Women ●●● UNA-USA San Diego Global Corporate Citizenship Award was presented for the first time in 2004. 2004 QUALCOMM 2005 Pier I 2006 WIC, San Diego 2007 Campaign to End Genocide in Uganda Now | Special Theme Award 2007 Project Concern International 2008 Corporate Giving” Award | Benetech Fostering Global Citizenship has gained priority within the UN’s advocacy for an understanding of a globally shared future. UNA-USA San Diego has thus decided to acknowledge individuals with the Global Citizen Award starting in 2014. 2014 Mike Whipple | International Orphan Care, Afghanistan and former Mayor of Laguna Niguel, CA 2015 Ford Roosevelt | Project Grad Los Angeles and Grandson of Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt 2016 Jacqueline Penhos | Founder & President, Hugs & Bags, San Diego A 501(c) 3 Not-for-Profit, Non-Government, Non-Partisan Organization, In Consultative Status with United Nations ECOSOC .

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