2011年3月30日 星期三

國際身心障礙組織獲得希爾頓人道獎

ICBL Member Handicap International Receives Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize

譯者:蔣一心

希爾頓基金會副主席與希爾頓人道獎理事Judy M. Miller國際身心障礙組織執行長Jean-Baptiste Richardier希爾頓人道獎評審委員之一的印度公主Aga Khan 和雷傷者Mom Sok
攝影:Eric Roset / 國際身心障礙組織

2011315希爾頓基金會宣布,國際反地雷組織成員「國際身心障礙組織」將獲得2011希爾頓人道獎,並頒予獎金150萬美元。在九零年代早期,國際身心障礙組織是國際反地雷組織的共同創立者,該組織是全球最具規模為身心障礙者倡議並提供支援的非政府組織。他們的服務包括清除地雷、提供義肢、心理支持、經濟支持和在地工作人員培訓。
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation announced on 15 March 2011 that ICBL member Handicap International will receive the 2011 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize of US$1.5 million. A co-founder of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines in the early nineties, Handicap International is the world's largest non-governmental organization providing assistance and advocacy for people with disabilities. The organization's services range from clearing landmines to providing artificial limbs, psychological and economic support and training of local staff.

國際身心障礙組織執行長,博士Jean-Baptiste Richardier表示「獲得希爾頓人道獎是很大的榮譽,也是再次強調我們為世界上最邊緣與弱勢群體服務的集體責任。」、「從現在開始,我們處於更有利的位置,來說服捐贈者關心因意外而成為最弱勢的族群,並確保該族群長期全面性的發展是常態而不是特例」。博士Jean-Baptiste RichardierClaude Simonnot同樣是國際身心障礙組織原始創辦人之一,Claude Simonnot已於2004年退休。
"Receiving the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize is a great honor and underscores our collective responsibility to serve the world's most marginalized and vulnerable people," said Dr. Jean-Baptiste Richardier, CEO of Handicap International and one of the original founders along with Claude Simonnot who retired from the NGO in 2004. "We will, from now on, be in a much stronger position to convince donors to include the most vulnerable from the onset of an emergency and to ensure that long-term inclusive development for all becomes the norm rather than the exception."

希爾頓基金會頒發每年度全球最大的人道獎給減少人類痛苦有卓越成就的非營利組織。國際身心障礙組織由獨立評審委員會選為2011年得主。希爾頓基金會副主席、希爾頓人道獎理事Judy M. Miller和希爾頓人道獎評審委員之一的印度Salimah Aga Khan公主在瑞士日內瓦招待會上宣佈人道獎得主,招待會上聚集國際外交官、人道主義領導者和政府官員。
The Hilton Foundation presents the annual award, the world's largest humanitarian prize, to an organization that is doing extraordinary work to alleviate human suffering. Handicap International was selected for the 2011 Prize by a prestigious independent international jury. Judy M. Miller, Vice President of the Hilton Foundation and Director of the Hilton Prize, and Princess Salimah Aga Khan, a member of the Hilton Prize jury, announced the winner at a reception for international diplomats, humanitarian leaders and government officials in Geneva, Switzerland.

Judy M. Miller在希爾頓基金會的新聞稿表示「在社會上身心障礙者是最弱勢的一群,國際身心障礙組織致力於改變大眾對待身心障礙者的態度。」
"Those who have been disabled are the most vulnerable in societies and Handicap International has transformed the way the world deals with this overlooked and underserved group," said Judy M. Miller in a press release issued by the Hilton Foundation.

2011年正式頒獎禮,將在413的全球公益慈善論壇舉行,地點在加洲紅木市。
The official 2011 Prize Award Ceremony will take place during the Global Philanthropy Forum in Redwood City, California, on 13 April 2011.

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關於國際身心障礙組織
About Handicap International

國際身心障礙組織是獨立與公正的國際援助組織,在貧窮、邊緣化、衝突、災難的情況下工作。他們與身心障礙者、弱勢族群一同努力,採取行動以回應這些族群的需要,提升他們的生活條件,促進對身心障礙者尊嚴與基本權利的尊重。
Handicap International is an independent and impartial international aid organization working in situations of poverty and exclusion, conflict and disaster. Handicap International works alongside people with disabilities and vulnerable populations, taking action and bearing witness in order to respond to their essential needs, improve their living conditions and promote respect for their dignity and fundamental rights. http://www.handicap-international.org/

關於希爾頓基金會
About the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
希爾頓基金會是由國際商業的先鋒者希爾頓先生於1944年所創立,希爾頓先生建立了希爾頓飯店並留下他的財富以幫助世界上的弱勢。每年由一個獨立的評審委員會選出就減少人類痛苦有卓越成就的非營利組織為獲獎者,由該基金會頒與150萬美金。
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation was created in 1944 by international business pioneer Conrad N. Hilton, who founded Hilton Hotels and left his fortune to help the world's disadvantaged and vulnerable people. Following selection by an independent international jury, the Foundation annually awards the $1.5 million Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize to a nonprofit organization doing extraordinary work to reduce human suffering. http://www.hiltonfoundation.org/

原文連結:http://www.icbl.org/index.php/icbl/Library/News-Articles/National-Campaigns/hiltonprize

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