Dag Hammarskjold Inspiration Award

The Board of Directors established the Dag

Hammarskjöld Inspiration Award in 2006 to honor
Hammarskjöld -- one of the most esteemed
international civil servants of the 20th Century
whose personal beliefs, cultural interests and
leadership skills have served as an inspiration to
many.

Sir Brian Urquhart joined the United Nations in

1945 and worked closely with the first five
secretaries-general. He served as undersecretary-
general for special political affairs from 1972 to
1985 and is often considered the father of modern
UN peacekeeping. A prolific author and scholar,
Urquhart wrote a biography of Dag Hammarskjold
and a critically acclaimed memoir, “A Life in Peace
and War,” among other books as well as countless
articles. His extraordinary life, in many respects, is
a history of the United Nations itself.

Previous recipients of the Award were Ambassador

Jan Eliasson, President of the 60th General
Assembly and former Foreign Minister of Sweden;
Sir Roger Moore, a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador;
Timothy E. Wirth, president of the United Nations
Foundation, and Helen Bamber and Emma
Thompson of the Bamber Foundation for victims of
trafficking and torture.

Chairman’s Citation

Chairman’s Citation

Nicholas Kristof, who writes a twice a week column

for the New York Times, has focused on
humanitarian issues and human rights abuses
around the world. A two-time Pulitzer Prize winner,
he has lived on four continents, traveled to 150
countries in a quest to find out how oppressed or
impoverished people actually live. The previous
recipient was Bob Woodruff of ABC News for his
courageous struggle to report again after being
seriously injured in Iraq.

www.unjournalismfellowship.org

(note, do not call him Sir Brian, always use the last
name. He does)