2010 Nafis Sadik Award
2010 Nafis Sadik Award for Courage presented to Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute
Jeffrey D. Sachs
On Tuesday, June 22 at the Rotary International Convention in Montreal, RFPD presented the Nafis Sadik Award for Courage to Jeffery D. Sachs. Prof. Sachs is the Director of The Earth Institute, and President/Founder of the Millennium Promise Alliance. He is widely considered to be the leading international economic advisor of his generation. He is Special Advisor to the UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon, and served past UN General Secretary Kofi Annan, advising on the Millennium Development Goals.
In 2004 and 2005, Time Magazine named him among the 100 most influential leaders in the world. He is a professor of Sustainable Development and of Health Policy / Management at Columbia University. He lectures on a consistent basis around the world and has authored hundreds of scholarly articles and books.
In 2006 at the International Convention of Rotary in Copenhagen, he was a featured speaker, addressing sustainable development in the context of Rotary's global humanitarian work. Sachs noted there that without attention to population and family planning, there could be no elimination of poverty and no sustainable development. He observed that Rotary was perfectly positioned, with its clubs and leadership network around the world, to play an important role in addressing these critical concerns. He encourages bold and innovative approaches to achieving sustainable development. He notes that the world now has within its possession the tools needed to effectively mitigate climate change and poverty. This award was given for his tireless attention and unflinching conviction to these causes, completely shared and addressed by RFPD. Our congratulations go to Jeffrey D. Sachs for his extraordinary accomplishments.
