Peace

Curriculum Vitae

  Wangari Muta Maathai, PhD, EBS Personal Date of birth: April 1, 1940 Nationality: Kenyan Family: Three children (Waweru, Wanjira and Muta)   Education PhD, Anatomy, University of Nairobi (1971) MS, Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh (1966) BS, Biology, Mount St. Scholastica College, USA (1964)   Personal Achievements Director, Kenya Red Cross (1973–1980) Founder and…

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Nobel Lecture

Nobel Lecture, Oslo, December 10, 2004 Your Majesties Your Royal Highnesses Honourable Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Excellencies Ladies and Gentlemen I stand before you and the world humbled by this recognition and uplifted by the honour of being the 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate. As the first African woman to receive…

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Nobel Lecture

Kofi Annan giving his Nobel Prize lecture © Pressens Bild AB. Photo: Heiko Junge Nobel Lecture, Oslo, December 10, 2001 Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Excellencies, Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today, in Afghanistan, a girl will be born. Her mother will hold her and feed her, comfort her and care…

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