The University for Peace (UPEACE) has granted an honorary doctorate to Higher Education Council secretary general and vice chairperson of the board of trustees Shaikha Dr Rana bint Isa bin Daij Al Khalifa.
The celebration, held at the UN headquarters in Geneva, was attended by UPEACE Board of Trustees chairperson, former Unesco director general Irina Bokova, UPEACE President Dr Francisco Rojas and representatives of the diplomatic corps.
The honour affirms the key role played by Bahrain in promoting peace at the regional and international level as this doctorate is granted to influential scientists and specialists in the political and diplomatic fields regarding the promotion of peace.
Shaikha Dr Rana is the first Arab woman to receive the honorary doctorate and the second Arab personality after the secretary general of the Muslim World League Dr Mohammed Abdulkarim Al Isa, from Saudi Arabia.
The honour is an international recognition of the positive influence and active efforts of Shaikha Dr Rana in supporting international diplomacy, boosting friendship and co-operation between peoples and fighting hatred.
The University for Peace (UPEACE) is an institution of higher education dedicated to the study of peace. Its headquarters are in San José Province, Costa Rica.
Created by UN General Assembly Resolution 35/55, the University for Peace has been training leaders for peace for the past four decades. It is a unique global academic institution with around 2,000 alumni hailing from more than 120 nations.
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