Dec 282012
UN Correspondents honour InterPress Service for climate change coverage.
from the UN Correspondents Association
The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation/UN Correspondents Association Global Prize
For coverage of Climate Change.
UNITED NATIONS — At the annual UN Correspondents Association (UNCA) award ceremony/black tie dinner in New York on December 19, Inter Press Service (IPS) was declared winner of a prestigious gold medal for its global and UN coverage of the environment – specifically climate change, biodiversity and water.
IPS UN Bureau Chief Thalif Deen, who has covered virtually every single major UN conference since the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio, was singled out for his contributions.
The panel of judges also recognized the collective efforts of the IPS team that covered the Rio+20 Summit in June, including Stephen Leahy (Canada), Mario Osava and Fabiola Ortiz (Brazil), Desmond Brown (based in the Caribbean) and Amantha Perera (Sri Lanka).
The gold medal prize was co-sponsored by UNCA and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, which “encourages the implementation of innovative and ethical solutions in three main areas: climate change, biodiversity and water” and recognizes excellence in reporting on “sustainable and equitable management of natural resources, placing the individual at the centre of its projects.”
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