UN Habitat Scroll of Honour award for Sarvodaya

SARVODAYA Shramadana Movement has been honoured by the United Nations for its outstanding humanitarian work after the tsunami of last December.

The organisation has been presented the Habitat Scroll of Honour award, a prize that is granted annually by the United Nations Human Settlement Program for outstanding work in settlement and shelter, a release said yesterday.

In an electronic letter dated September 7, Francisco Vasquez, the World Habitat Day Coordinator of the programme, informed Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne, Executive Director of Sarvodaya, of the honour.The decision was made by a jury of experts on human settlement and urban development.

The award will be presented at a ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia on World Habitat Day today.