STATEMENT FROM UNESCO FOR THE “2020 UNITED NATIONS NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA PRIZE” AWARDED TO MRS. MARIANNA V. VARDINOYANNIS

The Nelson Rohilhalha Mandela prize is awarded to Marianna V. Vardinoyannis to recognize the achievement of 30 years fighting child cancer through her two Foundations dedicated to children: she gave one Foundation her name, and the other is ELPIDA Friends’ Association of Children with cancer. Marianna V. Vardinoyannis shares this prize with Dr Morissanda Kouyaté…

THE “NELSON MANDELA PRIZE 2020” OF THE UNITED NATIONS AWARDED TO MARIANNA V. VARDINOYANNIS

The “Nelson Mandela Prize 2020”, the highest honor for humanitarian work, was awarded to the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Mrs Marianna V. Vardinoyannis, by the United Nations General Assembly. The award ceremony was held in the presence of H.E. the President of the UN General Assembly Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande and H.E. the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…

The Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs honors Mrs Marianna V. Vardinoyannis for her distinction with the “Nelson Mandela Prize 2020” of the United Nations

Minister Mr. Nikos Dendias congratulated Mrs Marianna V. Vardinoyannis for this great honor, saying: “Your award is a real recognition by the largest International Organization in the world for your efforts to protect human and child rights, especially the rights of children. For the struggle for survival and the improvement of their living conditions, the…