"It is barely conceivable that the Millennium Development Goals will be achieved without the efforts, creativity, and solidarity of many millions of ordinary citizens through voluntary action."
- Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
"It is barely conceivable that the Millennium Development Goals will be achieved without the efforts, creativity, and solidarity of many millions of ordinary citizens through voluntary action."
- Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
for over 50 years leading and embodying a mass movement rooted in peace, mutual respect, and village development, and for promoting reconciliation and recovery in the face of this year's ferocious end to Sri Lanka's nearly-30-year-long violent conflict