News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Sept. 24, 2012: The 2012 South-South Awards ceremony took place last night, Sunday, September 23, 2012 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in NYC.
This year the 2012 South-South Awards ceremony celebrated with heads of State and Government, UN Ambassadors, top UN officials and other distinguished guests from the private sector and civil society E-Governance, and ICT infrastructure while looking ahead to the future of Sustainable Tourism, initiatives that are successfully helping to advance the Millennium Development Goals.
It was attended by A-list of celebrities including Miss Universe 2011, Miss Hati Universe 2011, Miss Teen USA 2012 Logan West and music mogul, Russell Simmons.
Ambassador Francis Lorenzo, the President of South-South News and Chair of the South-South Awards Committee, highlighted the importance of South-South Cooperation, the South-South Awards and this year’s honorees. Among those who received the awards were Zambia’s President Michael Sata , former Nigerian president Olesegun Obasanjo, Africa Union Chairperson Dlamin Zuma,Liberia president Sirleaf Ellen Johnson and Lesotho Prime minister Thomas Thabane.
The awards were co-organised by the Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations, the international Telecommunication Union, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation and South-South Corporation.
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Dr. W. Baldwin Spencer, was on hand to help hand out the awards on Sunday night. (Hayden Roger Celestin images)
