2017 Award Recipients: Congratulations to Ms. Ana María Menéndez, Senior Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General on Policy

Basil Ugorji and Ana Maria Menendez

Congratulations to Ms. Ana María Menéndez, Senior Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General on Policy, for receiving the International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation’s Honorary Award in 2017!

The award was presented to Ms. Ana María Menéndez by Basil Ugorji, President and CEO of International Center for Ethno-Religious Mediation, in recognition of her outstanding contributions of major significance to international peace and security.

The award ceremony took place on November 2, 2017 during the closing ceremony of the 4th Annual International Conference on Ethnic and Religious Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding held at the Community Church of New York’s Assembly Hall and Hall of Worship in New York City.

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