Dalai Lama Honored with Gold Mercury Award for Peace and Sustainability.
Awards
In March 2025, the renowned Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was conferred with the Gold Mercury Award for Peace and Visionary Governance 2025 by London (United Kingdom, UK)-based Gold Mercury International, a global governance think tank and historic award organization, at his residence in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh (HP).
- He received this honor in recognition of his lifelong commitment to peace, compassion, education, and human rights.
- The Gold Mercury Awards are presented by Nicolas De Santis, President and Secretary General of Gold Mercury International, which was established in 1961 and is dedicated to promoting visionary governance, sustainable decision-making, peace, and international cooperation.
- The 14th Dalai Lama has received several prestigious awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize (1989) for his nonviolent struggle, the Ramon Magsaysay Award (1959) for Community Leadership, and the PV Narasimha Rao Memorial Award (2024) for his contributions to peace and leadership.
Main Point :- (i) Gold Mercury International recognizes global leaders, individuals, companies, and organizations across eight award categories, including Global Health, Global Science & Technology, Global Culture, Global Resources, Global Economic & Social Policy, Global Peace & Security, Global Environment, and International Law & Humanitarian Affairs.
(ii) Notable recipients of the Gold Mercury Award include former U.S. Presidents Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford for their diplomatic efforts in nuclear disarmament, as well as Prof. Robert Gallo, the American biomedical researcher who discovered the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) as the cause of AIDS.
(iii) Other prominent awardees include global organizations like the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) and the Red Cross for their humanitarian contributions worldwide.
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