The Delta Prize for Global Understanding, endowed by the Delta Airlines Foundation and administered by The University of Georgia, is awarded on an annual basis to individuals or groups who by their own initiative have provided opportunities for greater understanding among cultures and nations. The Delta Prize honors a variety of contributions to peace and cooperation, such as grassroots projects that diminish hostilities in a particular region of the world, international programs that facilitate communication or commerce among different peoples, and the leadership of individuals in the solution of global problems.
Mohamed ElBaradei
The University of Georgia and Delta Air Lines present the 2009 Delta Prize to Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency, for his advocacy of a world-wide moratorium on nuclear weapons and his promotion of peaceful uses of nuclear power. The Prize also honors him for his lifetime commitment to global cooperation as a means to achieve international peace and security.
