Nairobi, 22 October – The United Nations in Kenya, on the occasion of UN Day on 24 October, has decided to award the 2007 "UN in Kenya Person of the Year" to Mr. Abbas Gullet, Secretary General of Kenya Red Cross Society.
Speaking for the UN agencies based in the country, the United Nations Resident Coordinator Elizabeth Lwanga said: "Today the United Nations family in Kenya recognizes Abbas Gullet for his important contributions in making the Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) the first place the Government of Kenya and locally based humanitarian organizations look to for leadership in times of national emergencies.
Ms. Lwanga added that “it is also our judgment that Mr. Gullet’s many years of professional and personal sacrifice exhibits a character of extraordinary accomplishment, integrity and courage – and one determined to relieve human suffering and misery in his country.
Abbas Gullet’s timely interventions and leadership has made the KRCS the leading National humanitarian organization in the country, recognized across the world as one of the best performing National Red Cross Societies, and an example of what local relief groups can achieve.
Under his leadership, the KRCS has experienced phenomenal growth. With regional warehouses around the country, offices linked by radio, telephone and Internet, the KRCS today has the capacity to handle 120,000 people in situations requiring humanitarian intervention. Its annual budget has grown from Ksh338 million in 2005 to Ksh1.4 billion in 2006.
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