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18 January 2006 Your Highness, I Write to Thank You for Your Letter Of THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 18 January 2006 Your Highness, I write to thank you for your letter of 25 December 2005, informing me that I have been awarded the Zayed Prize for Global Leadership in Environment. This is a distinct honour, and I am most grateful. To be recognized for achievements in the field of environment is especially meaningful to me, as I firmly believe that ensuring environmental sustainability is not only a worthwhile goal in itself, but is key to reaching so many of the other goals intended to improve the lives of people around the world. 1 shall be pleased to accept your kind invitation to attend the award ceremony in Dubai on Monday, 6 February 2006. I very much look forward to seeing you on this occasion. Please accept, Your Highness, the assurances of my highest consideration. KoTi A*. Annan His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashed Al Maktoum Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Ruler of Dubai Dubai .."..: ! UNITED NATIONS mKJ NATIONS UNIES POSTAL ADDRESS - ADRESSE POSTALE : UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. 10017 CABLE ADDRESS - ADRESSE TELEGRAPHIQUE ; UNATIONS NEWYORK EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL CABINET DU SECRETAIRE GENERAL 18 January 2006 Excellency, The Secretary-General would be grateful if you could kindly forward the enclosed letter to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Ruler of Dubai. A copy of the letter is attached for your information. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Mark Malloch Brown Chef de Cabinet His Excellency Mr. Abdulaziz Nasser R. Al-Shamsi Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations New York 01/19/06 THU 13:16 FAX 212 963 1185 EXEC OFF SEC-GEN/EXT REL 1^001 *** TX REPORT *#* TRANSMISSION OK TX/RX NO 4248 CONNECTION TEL 912123714923 CONNECTION ID ST. TIME 01/19 13:15 USAGE T 00 '40 PCS. SENT 2 RESULT OK UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES POSTAL ADDRESS . ADRES5E POSTJU-E ! UNITED N4TIONB, N.T. 10017 C4BLE. ftDDKESa -ADRSSSETELECRWHIQUK; UNdtlOM5 hdWOFW EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE SECHETARY-QENEFaM. CABINET PU SECRETAIRE GENERAL 18 January 2006 Excellency, The Secretary-General would be grateful if you could kindly forward the enclosed letter to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Ruler of Dubai, A copy of the letter is attached for your information. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. Mark Malloch Brown Chef de Cabinet % Rushid Ai Makiuum CTiOY'N PRISX'E OF OUSrAI O'.'Cil' Defence ijate R\ C E I V f — D Jill JAN 12 2008 H.E. Mr. Kofi Annan or T: The Secretary General, United Nations New York, NY 10017, USA Fax: 001-212-9634762 Subject: The Zayed International Prize for the Environment Your Excellency, It gives me great pleasure to congratulate you on being selected as the Zayed. Prize winner for Global Leadership in Enyironment. This first Prize of the third cycle is in recognition of your vision and outstanding initiatives, since the turn of this century, as an effective catalyst for global understanding on the central role of the environment in the achievement of sustainable development. Your Global Leadershipi. was .demonstrated at the World;....Sjiinmit_.on._Sustamable Development (2002) where you focused on the close relationship between Poverty, Environment and Development through the Water, Energy, Health, Agriculture and Biodiversity (WEHAB) themes. The... Jury ..considered .these ..achievements.^., making, a major impact on human life and contributing to environmental sustainability. I hope that your endeavors to promote sustainable development will be further enhanced and encouraged by this recognition. Named after a great statesman and a dedicated environmentalist, the Zayed International Prize for the Environment is meant to recognize and encourage environmental achievements that have substantial impact on policies and actions of development in line with the vision and development philosophy of the late SHEIKH ZAYED BIN SULTAN AL NAHYAN, Father of the United Arab Emirates, mercy be upon him. Sheikh Zayed was the man whose vision and unwavering commitment to the environment and development helped turn the Arabian Desert green in our country. He pursued his goal with unparalleled dedication and achieved what many experts believed was impossible. ... -. i, .,, I; ... ; • H- n*\ f '(:<•' '•'< -•^ > ,„-,.'•-.•'* J*1 X.,,;;:^.--i iiamrcmc' Bits Hashit! .AJ Maklw; CKOV/N PRiSNC E <0t DUEAi Minister of Defecice Date, Number We will be honored to have you with us in the Third Award Ceremony,..which willJake place here in Dubai on Febjnjar^&dbj^^2006. As the First prize winner you will receive a special trophy, the Zayed Prize Diploma and US$500,000. We hope that you can deliver a short address at the ceremony. Your confirmation will be appreciated so that we can make the necessary arrangements for hosting you here in the United Arab Emirates. I look forward to seeing you here in Dubai to receive the award and to discuss prospects of collaboration for our common future. Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration. General Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Crown Prince of Dubai; UAE Defence Minister Patron of the Zayed International Prize for the Environment Permanent Mission of the ^ta^^a*», UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 3Jl*dJ to the United Nations 5Jj>cdl New York EMulES Office of the Ambassador au..i Ref. 19/2006 f K S 12 January, 2006 _____ H.E. Mr. Kofi A. Annan Secretary-General of the United Nations JAN United Nations, Room S-3800 New York, N.Y. 10017 OFTI-L-;.;•'.: .1 Excellency, I have the great honour of_wmgrattUating YourExcellency, for being .the winner of the Global Leadership for the Environment Award,, in recognition of your outstanding leadership. Under the patronage of His Highness .Sheikh, Mohammed. Bin Rashed Al Maktoum, who is now the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Patron of the Zayed International Prize for the Environment, preparations are currently underway to hold the Thud Award Ceremony honouring the recipients of the Zayed International Prize, which will take place on 6 February, 2006. The Ceremony will be attended by 140 Ministers representing nations from all over the world in addition to consultants, experts and directors of United Nations organizations and agencies. In this connection, I have the honour to enclose herewith the letter of invitation from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashed Al Maktoum, inviting _ Your Excellency to attend the above-mentioned Award Ceremony on 6 February as the first honoree and, on 7 February, to accompany His Highness, along with the various dignitaries and directors of the international organizations, to inaugurate the Ninth Special Session of the Governing Council and Global Ministerial Environment Forum 2006, which is being held for the first time hi the Arab and Middle East region. We very much hope that you can attend. 3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 305 East 47th Street, fh Floor New York, N. Y. 10017 Tel. (212) 371-0480 Ext. 224 Fax (212) 371-4923 -2- Due to the official nature of the invitation and the limited time constraint, it would be greatly appreciated if a representative from your office would kindly contact our ^Mission with a response and, if Your Excellency is able to attend, to provide us with the details of your arrival in the UAE. Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of mymghest consideration. Abdulaziz N. Al-Shamsi Ambassador Permanent Representative THE SECRETARY-GENERAL 18 January 2006 Dear MVlr^Eeplerr , Thank you for your letter of 15 December 2005, informing me that I have been selected by the jury of the Zayed International Prize for the Environment as the winner of the 2006 Global Leadership for the Environment Award. I am deeply honoured to have been chosen to receive this prestigious award. To be recognized for achievements in the field of environment is especially meaningful to me, since I firmly.believe that ensuring environmental sustainability is not only a goal onto itself, but is key to reaching so many of the other goals that have been set to better the lives of people around the world. Let me also thank you for your unwavering support for my efforts to keep the environment at the top of my agenda. I am pleased to confirm to you that, in view of the significance of this honour, I have decided to travel to Dubai to attend the award ceremony on 6 February. I have just received the official invitation from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and will be replying to him separately. % i I look forward to seeing you in Dubai. Yours sincerely, Mr. Klaus Topfer Executive Director United Nations Environment Programme Nairobi Note to the Secretary-General 2006 Zayed International Environment Award You were informed last month by Mr. Toepfer that you had been awarded the 2006 Zayed International Prize for the Environment. We have now received the official invitation (attached) from His Highness Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, for you to attend the award ceremony in Dubai on 6 February. You are also being invited to inaugurate, on 7 February, the 9th Special Session of the Governing Council and Global Ministerial Environment Forum, which is being held for the first time in the Arab region. I am also attaching a letter from Mr. Toepfer, received today, informing you that it has not been possible to change the date of the award ceremony, which has been re-confirmed for Monday, 6 February. A trip to Dubai on these dates would not fit well in your schedule.
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