Dalai Lama and Tibetan people feted by Nobel Laureates

Three leading Nobel Peace Laureates took part in a public ceremony to honour the exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the people of Tibet for the role they played for peace and non-violence in the world. Dharamsala, India. 27/10/2009.

As part of the ceremony, the three Nobel Peace Laureates - Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi and Mairead Corrigan Maguire - presented a joint statement signed by eight Nobel Peace Laureates to the Dalai Lama assuring him of their support for his “non-violent efforts” to resolve the issue of Tibet.

The public honouring ceremony is part of a two-day 2009 PeaceJam Youth Conference being held at the Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV) School in apprenticeship with the three visiting Nobel Peace Laureates. Senior leaders of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, including the Prime Minister Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, and TCV students took part in the event.

The PeaceJam Conference is an international educational program built around Nobel Peace Laureates who work with youth to pass on the spirit, skills and wisdom they embody.