> Stephen Lewis
(2003)
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Stephen Lewis, whose life has been one of dedicated service to
the enrichment and betterment of all of humanity, is the 24th
recipient of the Pearson Peace medal. Her Excellency, the Right
Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor-General of Canada, made
the presentation in her capacity as Honourary Patron of the United
Nations Association in Canada on Thursday, Friday, 26 March 2004
at Rideau Hall.
Evocative to Canadians of Lester Pearson, Stephen Lewis has come
to represent Canada's international leadership within the United
Nations. His achievements in public and international service
are great and varied: from early experiences in Africa; as a leader
of the New Democratic Party in Ontario; a term as Canada's Ambassador
to the UN; service as Deputy Director of UNICEF; to his current
assignment as the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative
on HIV/AIDS in Africa.
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Photo by Joshua Berson Photography, 2001
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In his present role, Stephen Lewis has moved carefully, but with passion
and conviction, to exhort the world's leaders, and the global community
- touching the most hardened -- to find the will and the means to defeat
the pandemic which is wrecking such havoc, especially in Africa. He
and his friends have also served by example through the establishment
of the Stephen Lewis
Foundation, dedicated to supporting the work against HIV/AIDS by
Africans themselves, to cope with this modern scourge.
