History
The Foundation was officially launched on June 9, 2008 at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris, with the attendance of most of its Honour Committee's members, such as:
- Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize.
- Andrés Pastrana Arango, former President of Colombia.
- Abdou Diouf, former President of Senegal.
- Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, former President of Mauritania.
- Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, Nobel Peace Prize.
- Rigoberta Menchu, Nobel Peace Prize.
- Youssou N'Dour, artist, Minister of Tourism and Culture of Senegal.
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