HelpAge India has been presented the UN Population Award for 2020 (institutional category) by UNFPA.
- The award was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1981.
- The United Nations Population Award recognises contributions in the fields of population and reproductive health.
- For the first time in the history of the UN Population Award, the honour is being conferred on an Indian institution.
- The last time the Award came to an Indian was 28 years ago, back in 1992, when it was awarded to Mr. J.R.D. Tata as an individual laureate.
- HelpAge India, which has been working for ‘the cause and care of disadvantaged older persons to improve their quality of life’ for over four decades, is the first Indian institution to receive this award.
(The Hindu)
