Lisbon, Portugal, 12 June 2014 - His Highness the Aga Khan today received the Council of Europe's annual North-South Prize for his commitment to furthering a more pluralistic society as well as his achievements in improving the quality of life of vulnerable populations through the work of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). He becomes the first Muslim religious leader to ...
Lisbon, Portugal, 12 June 2014 - His Highness the Aga Khan visited Lisbon at the invitation of the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe, to receive the 2013 North-South Prize. The prize, which was awarded by the President of Portugal in a ceremony to be held at the Portuguese Parliament, honours the Aga Khan's commitment to furthering understanding of what ...
Toronto, Canada, 29 May 2014 -- His Highness the Aga Khan today praised Canada's global leadership in efforts to improve maternal, neonatal and child health and stressed the importance of innovative and community-based approaches in meeting the challenge which he described as "one of the highest priorities on the global development agenda." The Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims ...
Toronto, Canada, 29 May 2014 - His Highness the Aga Khan today praised Canada's global leadership in efforts to improve maternal, neonatal and child health and stressed the importance of innovative and community-based approaches in meeting the challenge which he described as "one of the highest priorities on the global development agenda." ...
Ahmedabad, 13 May 2014 - The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) in India was honored with the JSW - The Times of India, EARTH CARE AWARDS 2014 under the category of "Community based mitigation and adaptation to climate change". The honor recognises the efforts of AKRSP (India), through the SCALE project, to help villagers in the tribal districts of Bharuch, ...
Gouvieux, France, 9 May 2014 - The Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Aga Khan Development Network today signed a US$ 79.8 million agreement, in an effort to substantially enhance the quality and reach of the Network's health programmes in Tanzania. Princess Zahra Aga Khan, who heads AKDN's Social Welfare Department, attended the signing ceremony at the AKDN headquarters in ...
Kabul, 5 May 2014 - In the wake of a disastrous mudslide in Afghanistan's Badakhshan Province, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) was working closely with the government and other organisations in providing urgent relief supplies, including tents for shelter, food items, and emergency medical care. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the families that have been affected by this terrible ...
Bamako, Mali, 5 May 2014 - The Aga Khan Music Initiative (AKMI) is launching a new partnership with the National Museum of Mali, aiming to re-establish the "Jeudis Musicaux", a weekly concert programme at the National Museum, located in the National Park of Mali. The collaboration ensures that live concerts featuring musical expressions from Mali's rich and diverse artistic traditions are ...
Paris, 26 March 2014 -- An exhibition entitled "5 Projets pour un monde responsable" ("Five Projects for a Sustainable World") was inaugurated today. The Exhibition, which focuses on the 2013 cycle of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, will be on display at the Cité de l'Architecture et du Patrimoine, in the Palais de Chaillot (Trocadéro), Paris, from 26 March until ...
Providence, USA, 11 March 2014 -- The Aga Khan yesterday warned that the growing power of social media does not always mean more connection between people. He cautioned that the shallowness of new media, intellectual isolation and mutual ignorance are adversely affecting relations between Islam and the West despite the highly interconnected world of today. "More information at our fingertips can ...
Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 10 March 2014 - His Highness the Aga Khan visited Brown at the invitation of University President Christina Paxson. His Ogden Lecture was part of the school's 250th anniversary celebrations. ...
Toronto, Canada, 28 February 2014 -- More than a million people living in Asia and Africa will have new opportunities within reach, thanks to a five-year, CAD $100-million partnership between the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the Government of Canada, through the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development. The Partnership for Advancing Human Development in Africa and Asia was ...
Ottawa, Canada, 27 February 2014 -- His Highness the Aga Khan today praised Canada's efforts to reduce instability across the world and emphasized the role of strong civil society, education and good governance in fostering development of societies and in mitigating conflict. The Aga Khan made the remarks in a historic address to a joint session of parliament at the invitation ...
Ottawa, Canada, 27 February 2014 - His Highness the Aga Khan delivered a historic address to a joint session of the Parliament of Canada in the House of Commons today. ...
Ottawa, Canada, 26 February 2014 -- His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, arrived in Canada today to deliver a historic address to the Canadian Parliament at the invitation of The Prime Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper. His Highness ...
Berlin, Germany, 5 February 2014 - His Highness the Aga Khan today met with Germany's foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, to discuss cooperation between the German government and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). The discussions focused on intensifying joint efforts by Germany and AKDN to stabilize fragile states. ...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 27 Januay 2014 - Princess Zahra AgaKhan, on behalf of the AgaKhan Development Network (AKDN), reiterated the AKDN's commitment to providing quality health care in Tanzania. "Our objective is to create a true integrated system that provides access to quality affordable health care." ...
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 27 January 2014 - The Aga Khan Hospital in Dar es Salaam today launched its first Oncology programme as part of the second phase of its TShs 130 billion expansion designed to cover cardiac and other medical specialties. Oncology clinics, which began in December 2013, have to date carried out over 50 chemotherapy treatments. The Hospital has ...
Six winners of the 'Change the World Around You!' social entrepreneurship competition received up to $2,500 each to implement innovative projects in their communities across the Kyrgyz Republic. The winners received their awards at a ceremony at the University of Central Asia (UCA) in Bishkek on 17 January 2014. The winning projects include a fitness centre for the elderly with diabetes ...
Karachi, Pakistan, 19 December, 2013 - His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chancellor of the Aga Khan University, today outlined an ambitious global vision for the University's expansion into liberal arts and announced the creation of seven new graduate schools across two continents that will work in areas of particular relevance to developing societies. Addressing the University's 2013 convocation ceremony, ...
Karachi, Pakistan, 19 December 2013 - His Highness the Aga Khan, founder and Chancellor of the Aga Khan University, today outlined an ambitious global vision for the University's expansion into liberal arts and announced the creation of seven new graduate schools across two continents that will work in areas of particular relevance to developing societies. ...
Islamabad, Pakistan, 16 December 2013 - During his first official trip to Pakistan in four years, His Highness the Aga Khan discussed development issues in a series of high-level meetings in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad. ...
Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic, 12 December 2013 - The eBilim mobile digital library was inaugurated today at University of Central Asia's (UCA) School for Professional and Continuing Education, Naryn. The moving library, which is on a refurbished minibus, is designed to bring knowledge and resources to the people of Naryn Oblast. The refurbished eBilim minibus will travel to 10 villages in the ...
New York, USA, 6 December 2013 - "Sound: the Encounter", the Aga Khan Music Initiative's latest addition to its international performance roster, begins a three-city United States tour on December 7 with a world debut concert at the Asia Society in New York City. "Sound: the Encounter" brings together three adventurous musicians from Iran and Syria to perform a repertory of ...
Ottawa, Canada, 27 November 2013 -- The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) presented its 2013 Gold Medal -- the Institute's highest honour -- to His Highness the Aga Khan this evening. The occasion marks the first time in over 30 years that a non-architect has been chosen to receive the distinction. "In recognising His Highness we cite his remarkable accomplishments ...
Ottawa, Canada, 27 November 2013 - The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) presented its 2013 Gold Medal -- the Institute's highest honour -- to His Highness the Aga Khan this evening. The occasion marks the first time in over 30 years that a non-architect has been chosen to receive the distinction. ...
Toronto, Canada, 25 November 2013 -- Trinity College at the University of Toronto held a special convocation today to confer an honorary degree upon His Highness the Aga Khan in recognition of his work to improve the quality of life for some of the poorest people in the world through the work of the Aga Khan Development Network. "I am deeply ...
Nairobi, Kenya, 25 October 2013 - Serena hotels received six awards, including "Africa's leading Hotel Brand", at the 20th edition of the World Travel Awards, which are considered by many to be the "Oscars" of the travel industry. In addition to "Africa's Leading Hotel Brand", Serena hotels also won "Leading Eco Hotel of the Year 2013" for the Amboseli Serena Safari ...
On Thursday 17 October 2013, millions of people around the world will be participating in The Great ShakeOut, an annual drill that teaches people around the world how to protect themselves in the event of an earthquake. Having originated in California in 2008, ShakeOut has since spread globally and gained significant momentum, with millions of people participating from British Columbia, to ...
Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic, 27 September 2013 - The University of Central Asia (UCA) announced that Phase I of the construction of its Naryn main campus had begun. UCA Director General Dr Bohdan Krawchenko, speaking at UCA's School of Professional and Continuing Education Town Campus, in Naryn, Kyrgyz Republic, shared details of the campus design and architecture and provided an overview of ...
Hyderabad, 20 September 2013 - The Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad, a new, not-for-profit school situated on an expansive 100-acre campus, was officially inaugurated today by the Chief Minister of the Government of Andhra Pradesh, the Honourable Sri N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, and the Minister for Human Resource Development, the Honourable Dr M.M. Pallam Raju, in the presence of His Highness the ...
Delhi, India, 18 September 2013 - The restoration of the Mughal Emperor Humayun's 16th century garden tomb, the jewel of Mughal architecture that predates the Taj Mahal, was inaugurated on 18 September by India's Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, Union Minister of Culture Mrs Chandresh Kumari Katoch, Chairman of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Mr Ratan Tata, and His Highness the ...
Delhi, 18 September 2013 - The restoration of the Mughal Emperor Humayun's 16th century garden tomb, the jewel of Mughal architecture that predates the Taj Mahal, was inaugurated on 18 September by India's Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, Union Minister of Culture Mrs Chandresh Kumari Katoch, Chairman of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, Mr Ratan Tata, and His Highness the Aga ...
Delhi, 18 September 2013 - On the occasion of the inauguration of the Humayun's Tomb, His Highness the Aga Khan meets with Indian government leaders. ...
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 16 September 2013 - A Protocol Agreement signed in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, in the presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, by the Foreign Minister, Dr Dipu Moni, and His Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder and chairman of the AKDN establishes an enhanced framework for collaboration in the areas of social, ...
Dhaka, Bangladesh, 16 September, 2013 - The People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) today agreed to intensify cooperation on improving of the quality of life of the people of Bangladesh. A Protocol Agreement signed in Bangladesh's capital, Dhaka, in the presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, by the Foreign Minister, Dr Dipu Moni, and His Highness ...
Delhi, India, 13 September 2013 - The restoration of the Mughal Emperor Humayun's 16th century garden tomb, the jewel of Mughal architecture that predates the Taj Mahal, has been completed. Six years of conservation works and 200,000 work days undertaken by master craftsmen have been required to restore the Tomb's Mughal finery. ...
Lisbon, Portugal, 6 September 2013 - The 2013 Aga Khan Awards for Architecture were presented by His Excellency Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic, and His Highness the Aga Khan on 6 September 2013. Established in 1977, the Awards are given every three years. They recognise all types of building projects that positively affect today's built environmentsand set new ...
Lisbon, Portugal, 6 September 2013 - As part of his visit to Portugal for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the Aga Khan also held several meetings with a number of senior Portuguese officials. Together with His Eminence Manuel Clemente, the Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon, the Aga Khan presided over the signing ceremony of a renewed Memorandum of Understanding between the ...
Lisbon, Portugal, 6 September 2013 - His Excellency Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of the Portuguese Republic, and His Highness the Aga Khan today presented the Aga Khan Awards for Architecture at the Castle of São Jorge in Lisbon. The five winning projects are: Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery, Khartoum, Sudan: The Salam Centre for Cardiac Surgery, which consists of a hospital ...
