UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres conferred a Kashmiri journalist, Samaan Lateef with a prestigious climate change award.
The black-tie event at Cipriani 25 Broadway in New York was attended by the UN Secretary-General, UN ambassadors, high-level UN officials, Hollywood celebrities, humanitarians, corporate and cultural organizations, and media from around the globe.
Samaan Lateef according to local news agency- Kashmir Dot Com was awarded the Bronze Medal, a citation, and a cash prize for The Prince Albert II of Monaco and UNCA Global Prize for Coverage of Climate Change.
Samaan Lateef’s stories have appeared in several media outlets.
Emilio Godoy of Mexico has been awarded the Gold Medal and Kourosh Ziabari of Iran with the Silver Medal. (KDC)