{"id":88442,"date":"2023-08-01T22:12:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T22:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/01\/stephanie-benson-receives-prestigious-humanitarian-award-at-un\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T22:12:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T22:12:42","slug":"stephanie-benson-receives-prestigious-humanitarian-award-at-un","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/08\/01\/stephanie-benson-receives-prestigious-humanitarian-award-at-un\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephanie Benson receives prestigious Humanitarian Award at UN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">UK-based Ghanaian international singer, performer, and philanthropist Stephanie Benson was awarded the Humanitarian Platinum Leadership Award on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at the United Nations Headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-960804 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stephanie-Benson-2-new.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The award ceremony took place in the Delegates\u2019 dining room at the United Nations and was attended by nominees from around the world who are passionate about creating positive change.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-960806 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stephanie-Benson-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"755\" height=\"1024\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In her citation, Benson was praised for her \u201cexceptional leadership skills\u201d and her \u201csignificant contributions to building a better world, particularly in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Benson was also appointed as a Global Peace Ambassador representing the Institute of Public Policy and Diplomacy Research. She was additionally presented with a Doctorate Degree; Doctor Honoris Causa, a prestigious title presented to people who have shown exemplary leadership to impact society.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-960807 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stephanie-benson-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In her acceptance speech, Benson said she was \u201chonoured\u201d to be recognized by such a prestigious body for her humanitarian efforts. She revealed that for many years, she had put herself in the shoes of people who needed help to understand life, relationships, raising a family, and a positive healthy body awareness.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-960805 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Stephanie-Benson-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cI have been lucky enough to be able to support and fund cancer treatments for women and also the career development of young girls in the music industry over the years through the Benson Entertainment Production Institute (BEPI),\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Benson expressed her appreciation to the Humanitarian Focus Foundation for the honour and promised to continuously touch and impact lives.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK-based Ghanaian international singer, performer, and philanthropist Stephanie Benson was awarded the Humanitarian Platinum Leadership Award on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at the United Nations Headquarters. \u00a0 The award ceremony took place in the Delegates\u2019 dining room at the United Nations and was attended by nominees from around the world who are passionate about creating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":88443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - 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