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07 April 2007
Addis Ababa, April 6, 2007 (Addis Ababa) - The Interfaith Peace-building Initiative (IPI) appointed the tracks-legend Ethiopian Haile Gebreselassie Golden Rule Good will Ambassador.
IPI’s board chairman and coordinator of Golden Rule Goodwill Ambassador program, Mussie Hailu handed over the certificate of appointment, trophy, peace medal and a framed “Golden Rule,” to athlete Haile who holds many world records, IPI said in a statement it sent to Ethiopian News Agency on Friday.
Mussie said, “The honor is bestowed upon athlete Haile in recognition of his outstanding contribution in promoting a culture of peace, harmony, an international solidarity among peoples of different cultures ... through the Great Ethiopian Run Program.”
The board chairman further said “Haile’s exemplary work in promoting, throughout the world, the universal message of Golden Rule which says ‘Treat others the way you want to be treated’ is highly appreciable and commendable.”
The statement said the “Golden Rule” has been affirmed in many religions, traditions, indigenous cultures and secular philosophies as a fundamental principle of life and the foundation upon which global ethic is founded.
Thanking IPI for the award, athlete Haile on his part said, “There will not be development without peace as peace is the foundation of everything”
IPI calls upon the international community to adopt its declaration of April 5 as Golden Rule Day.
The proclamation of the Golden Rule, which was declared on the occasion, will be sent to, among others, all heads of State, religious leaders of the World, United Nations, African Union, and European Union.
IPI is a peace building organization whose purpose is to promote the Golden Rule, interfaith harmony, a culture of peace, reconciliation, non-violence, justice and healing for the Earth and all living beings.
(ENA)