Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid awarded Mother Teresa Prize for Social Justice

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid awarded Mother Teresa Prize for Social Justice

Abu Dhabi: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has been awarded the Mother Teresa Prize for Social Justice in recognition of his efforts to protect the environment and ensure sustainability in development. A number of other changemakers were also honoured with the prize and felicitated at a ceremony in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum received the prize on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, honoured the other winners of the Mother Teresa Prize for Social Justice, in the presence of Sheikh Theyab bin Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, and Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The ceremony was also attended by Reem Al Hashemi, Minister of State for International Cooperation; Reem bint Abdullah Al Falasi, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood. The Mother Teresa Award is presented annually to honour individuals and organisations that promote peace, equality and social justice and it aims to encourage the cause of justice and peaceful coexistence. This year, the focus