‘Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis ‘ Award

Nobel Laureate from Bangladesh Professor Muhammad Yunus was conferred the ‘Lamp of Peace of Saint Francis ‘ award by the Vatican for his contribution towards establishing peace and harmony.

• The award is a recognition for distinguished work by an individual for promoting peace and dialogue among people.
• The Lamp of Peace award was first given to the Polish trade union leader Lech Walesa in  1981.
• Dalai Lama, Mikhail Gorbachev and Angela Merkel are a few other prominent persons who received this award earlier.

Source: News on Air