Aegis Trust Award

Aegis Trust Award

Created in 2002 by the Aegis Trust, the Aegis Trust Award is made 'for altruism, resourcefulness and bravery in preserving the value of human life.'

The award is intended to honour individuals who, by actions in contrast to the majority, demonstrate a respect for human life that transcends ideology, politics, expediency, personal or career interests and even personal safety, under circumstances in which people's lives are threatened because of their identity as part of a group subject to mass violence.

The Award recognises preservation of the value of human life, rather than preservation of life itself. It is about the values and courage behind a set of actions, rather than about the objective success or failure of those actions in achieving the intended outcome.

The prize is awarded on the basis of personal merit, even if the recipient was in the employment of an organisation at the time of the actions being recognised.

The Award consists of a diploma, the 'Aegis' medallion and a sum of money.

The Award is international and may be given to anyone anywhere.

Canadian Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire was the recipient of the inaugural Aegis Award, for his efforts as UN Force Commander in Rwanda to prevent or curtail the Rwandan genocide of 1994, despite being ordered by his superiors on three occasions to withdraw. The Award was presented to the General by Rt. Hon. Peter Hain MP, then Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (UK), at Westminster Central Hall in London - symbolic as the venue for the very first General Assembly of the United Nations in 1946.

External links

* [http://www.aegistrust.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=39 Aegis Trust - Aegis Award - Official page]


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