We thank the followingand those unknown persons, groups,agencies, organizations and governments for their loving and selfless actions that bring meaningful comfort and assistance to others.May your lives be graced by the Divine with evermore joy and fulfilling reward.
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Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire has been reunited after the New Forces group peacefully handed over the northern territory to the government. |
Ricardo Martinelli
Ricardo Martinelli has been elected as Panama’s next president. |
President Gjorge Ivanov, Macedonia
President Gjorge Ivanov has been inaugurated as the 4th president of Macedonia. |
President Evo Morales and President Fernando Lugo
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales and Paraguay’s President Fernando Lugo signed an agreement to end the 74-year Chaco conflict. |
Dalia Grybauskaite
President-elect Dalia Grybauskaite is set to become Lithuania’s first female head of state. |
President Bingu wa Mutharika, Malawi
Malawi’s President Bingu wa Mutharika has been elected to a second term. |
Madhav Kumar Nepal, Nepal
Madhav Kumar Nepal has been inaugurated as the new prime minister of Nepal. |
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj
Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj has been elected as Mongolia’s new president. |
Prince Charles
Prince Charles receives the Victoria Medal of Honor given by the Royal Horticultural Society. |
Dr. Aseel al-Awadhi, Rola Dashti, Ma'souma Mubarak, and Salwa Jassar
Dr. Aseel al-Awadhi, Rola Dashti, Ma'souma Mubarak, and Salwa Jassar are the first women elected to Kuwait’s parliament. |
Chinese philanthropists & entrepreneurs, China
Philanthropists on the China Charity List 2009 have donated more than US$1.5 billion to charity. |
Former US President Jimmy Carter
Former US President Jimmy Carter was honored with the Great Cross of the Order of Ipiranga in Brazil for promoting human rights. |
Queen Sofia, Spain
Queen Sofia of Spain appeals to a zoo to release Susi the elephant to a safari park. |
Former US President Bill Clinton
Former US President Bill Clinton has been appointed as UN special envoy to Haiti. |
IRIN journalists
Four freelance IRIN journalists have been awarded the UN prizes for humanitarian reporting in Somalia. |
Will Smith
American actor Will Smith has been honored with the 2009 Humanitarian award for promoting education and social diversity. |
Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), USA
Solar Energy Industries Association reports that US solar power capacity rose by 17% in 2008. |
Canada
Canada experiences a large increase in meat-reducing flexitarians. |
Joseph Le Mer
French inventor Joseph Le Mer receives first prize for his green heating system design. |
Six US children
The American Humane Association’s contest honors six US children for their kindness to animals: Annie Lee Vankleeck , Abby Jungers, Monica Plumb, Rylie Sullivan, Shelley Johnson, and Casey Mills. |
Paul House, USA
Paul House of Tennessee, USA has been cleared of all charges after a new DNA testing. |
Denmark, Finland, and The Netherlands
Denmark, Finland, and the Netherlands are ranked as the happiest nations in the world. |
First Lady Suzanne Mubarak, Egypt
Egyptian First Lady Suzanne Mubarak has been granted honorary membership to the British Royal Society of Medicine for her work in the Middle East. |
Paramount Contractors and Developers
Paramount Contractors and Developers have been given the Energy Star endorsement by the US Environmental Protection Agency. |
Zuzana Spidlova
Zuzana Spidlova wins the best student and youth film prize at the Cannes Film Festival for “Baba.” |
France
Sales in organic food in France have increased more than 60% over the past three years. |
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