Hamburg -- The doctors of the
Iraq conflict were presented the MEN OF THE YEAR Award on 22 October
in Hamburg, Germany for their heroic efforts to aid the many wounded
civilians, many of them children and whose care helped save
countless lives.
They are the true heroes of the Iraq War: The doctors from Kuwait
and Iraq who risked their own lives to save thousands of others.
Defying the hail of bullets they bravely helped the wounded and due
to lack of medical supplies they had to use ingenuity and
unbelievable expertise to help the injured. Some doctors even
defended their hospitals and patients with weapons. Others like Dr.
Al-Shatti saved children such as the 12-year-old Ali, who not only
lost his whole family but his arms as well. They are the true heroes
of 2003.
THE WORLD AWARDS are for people who have contributed to create a
better world. They are presented to extraordinary men in twelve
categories who through their personal commitment and exemplary
achievements have contributed to a better world. Every year at a
grand gala ceremony the awards are presented by Nobel Peace Prize
winner Mikhail Gorbachev. The illustrious group of past award
winners includes, among others, Paul McCartney, Ted Turner, Steven
Spielberg, Luciano Pavarotti, HH Pope John Paul II, Simon Wiesenthal
and the New York City Fire Department.
The awards program is an international jury consisting of 300
prominent personalities selects the winners in the individual
categories based on the nominations by the WORLD AWARDS committee
chaired by President Mikhail Gorbachev. Members of the international
jury include Jeremy irons, Bernie Ecclestone, Richard Branson, Simon
Wiesenthal, Karlheinz Boehm, Franz Beckenbauer, Wolfgang Joop,
Christopher Lee, Veronica Ferres, Ron Dennis, Uschi Glas, Michael
Otto, Stefan Aust, Gerhard Zeiler, Kai Diekmann, Gerhard Berger,
Werner Baldessarini, Hans Dietrich Genscher, Christiane Hoerbiger,
Florian Langenscheidt, Thomas Stein, Franz Vranitzky and many more.
Last year the prestigious event was able to reach 350 million people
around the world. Over three hundred journalists and 24 TV-teams
reported on the WORLD AWARDS 2002 in Vienna. This year the grand
gala WORLD AWARDS ceremony was held at the Musikhalle in Hamburg on
October 22nd 2003 and mark the first time this prestigious event was
held in in Germany.
The WORLD AWARDS were initiated in 2000 by agency chief and
bestselling author (“Der Mann 2000”) Georg Kindel as an integral
part of the worldwide initiative “Men’s World Day”. Men’s
World Day is a global initiative actively supporting social,
humanitarian and charitable causes, while propagating peace and
tolerance. It also is intent on changing the attitudes as well as
the image and roll of men in society. War and violence are still the
domains of men. Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the WORLD AWARDS and
of Men’s World Day expresses it best when he states: “It is
essential to change the moral consciousness of men everywhere to
make our world a better place”.
This year for the first time, in conjunction with the WORLD AWARDS,
an international Peace Conference was held alongside the Awards
ceremony. Experts and international personalities from around the
world participated at the WORLD PEACE CONFERENCE 2003 at Hamburg
City Hall. Among the renowned individuals discussing issues and
themes dealing with a more peaceful world were Hans Dietrich
Genscher, Franz Vranitzky, Lech Walesa, Ole von Beust and Waris
Dirie.
The winners of THE WORLD AWARDS 2003 are:
WORLD ACTOR AWARD: Michael Douglas
WORLD ARTIST AWARD: Morgan
Freeman
WORLD MEDIA AWARD: Larry King
(CNN)
WORLD SOCIAL AWARD: Yusuf
Islam (Cat Stevens)
WORLD AWARD FOR LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT: Christopher Reeve
WORLD ENTERTAINMENT AWARD:
Siegfried & Roy
WORLD FASHION AWARD: Karl
Lagerfeld
WORLD ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR
HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES: Placido Domingo
WORLD BUSINESS AWARD: Heinrich
von Pierer
WORLD ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Bee
Gees
WORLD FUTURE AWARD: Prof.
Dietrich Grönemeyer
WORLD TOLERANCE AWARD: Lech
Walesa
WORLD CONNECTION AWARD: Jan
Ullrich
MAN OF THE YEAR: The doctors
in Iraq - Dr.Ahmed KS Al Shatti & “Little Ali”
The gala evening also included guest
hosts such as Waris Dirie (“Desert Flower”), Veronica Ferres,
Otto Waalkes, Sandra Maischberger, Peter Maffay and Christopher Lee.
More information about the WORLD AWARDS can be obtained on their
website at www.worldawards.com.
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