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Please remember Plai Petch-Article by prince sadrudin Aga Khan 1997-12-29
Posted December 28th, 2009 by librarian-apHuman beings don't have an elephant's memory and most of you have forgotten me.
My name was Plai Petch and I was shot dead by police one year ago - on Sunday, Dec 29, 1996 to be exact - shortly after breaking loose from a chain which kept me tied to a tree for 20 years at Wat Puet Udon, Pathum Thani.
The metal ring was biting into my leg and the pain was excruciating, yet I always let men take me back to my tree and never hurt anyone or caused any damage during the few times when I released myself in the past.
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SPEECH BY PRINCE SADRUDIN AGA KHAN-1989-02-28
Posted December 23rd, 2009 by librarian-apThe Bellerive Foundation is an officially recognised N.G.O. presided by Prince Sadrudin Aga Khan involved in numerous public interest projects. The Bellerive Foundation has made it's presence felt in many parts of the world. One such project is the "Conservation of the Alps". The following are edited remarks made by Prince Sadrudin at a meeting of leaders from international organisations, governments, industry, tourism and N.G.O. with scientists, media and students in Geneva, 28/2/89.
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A Man For All Nations-2003-05-13
Posted December 23rd, 2009 by librarian-apOn a clear day, with binoculars, you can look across lake Geneva from Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan's office to the towers of his seventh century Chateau Bellerive, at least you could until yesterday, when he resigned after 12 years as UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Outside are well-kept lawns, winding paths, splendid great evergreens. It all seems a million miles away from the squalor and misery one associates with the very word refugee.
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Sadruddin Aga Khan | Humanitarian leader, 70-2003-03-15
Posted December 23rd, 2009 by librarian-apPrince Sadruddin Aga Khan, 70, a wealthy philanthropist who held a string of top U.N. humanitarian posts and was the uncle of the current spiritual leader of the Ismaili sect of Shiite Islam, has died, associates said yesterday.
Prince Sadruddin died Monday at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, said Nasir Sunderji, an official of the Geneva-based Bellerive Foundation founded by the prince. The cause of death was not announced.
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Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, former UN refugee chief, dies in US-2003-05-13
Posted December 23rd, 2009 by librarian-apPrince Sadruddin Aga Khan, a former UN High Commissioner for Refugees and uncle of the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shiite Muslim Ismaili community, has died aged 70.
The prince died on Monday in hospital in Boston in the United States after a long illness, an official of one of his foundations told AFP.
After a career in the United Nations that spanned nearly 40 years, the prince devoted himself to defence and environmental issues.
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Disparition du prince de la Genève internationale-2003-05-13
Posted December 23rd, 2009 by librarian-apSadruddin Aga Khan était très attaché à la région lémanique. (Keystone Archive)
Avec le décès de Sadruddin Aga Khan, Genève perd l’une de ses grandes figures internationales.
Il a été l’un des pionniers de la cause environnementale, comme le rappelle à Frédéric Burnand son ami Philippe Roch, directeur de l’Office fédéral de l’environnement.
C’est au Massachusetts Boston Hospital que le prince Sadruddin Aga Khan est mort lundi, des suites d’une longue maladie.
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UNHCR mourns death of former chief Sadruddin Aga Khan-2003-05-14
Posted December 22nd, 2009 by librarian-apThe UN refugee agency is mourning the death of its former High Commissioner, Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, who led UNHCR through some of its most difficult times in the 1960s and 1970s. He died in Boston on Monday at the age of 70.
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Sadruddin Aga Khan: mort d'un prince idéaliste-2003-05-13
Posted December 22nd, 2009 by librarian-apSadruddin Aga Khan ne se prenait pas pour n’importe qui. Et il ne l’était pas. Celui qui avait l’honneur de franchir les portes de son somptueux château de Bellerive ou, dans le cas particulier, de son hôtel de la Vieille-Ville, était reçu par un serviteur égyptien en livrée. Il se voyait servir une tasse de café turc dans la plus fine porcelaine. Admirait le salon Empire, les tentures de velours et les fenêtres Renaissance ouvrant sur de luxuriantes terrasses.
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E' morto Sadruddin Aga Khan-2003-05-13
Posted December 22nd, 2009 by librarian-apIl principe Sadruddin Aga Khan è morto ieri; aveva 70 anni e da tempo era malato. Ne ha dato notizia una fonte della Fondazione Bellerive di Ginevra, da lui creata nel 1977. "Il principe è morto ieri al Massachusetts Boston Hospital", ha annunciato la fonte. Nato a Parigi nel 1933, sposato con Catherine Aleya Sursock, l'Aga Khan era figlio di Mohammed Shaha Aga Khan III, della famiglia reale indiana.
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Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan dies-2003-05-13
Posted December 22nd, 2009 by librarian-apPrince Sadruddin Aga Khan, a former UN High Commissioner for Refugees and uncle of Prince Karim Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili community, died in the United States on Monday. He was 70.
The prince died in a Boston hospital after a long illness, an official of one of his foundations told AFP. After a career in the United Nations that spanned nearly 40 years, the prince devoted himself to defence and environmental issues.
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Sadruddin Aga Khan dead at 70-2003-05-13
Posted December 22nd, 2009 by librarian-apPrince Sadruddin Aga Khan, a wealthy philanthropist who held a string of top United Nations humanitarian posts and was the uncle of the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, has died, associates said Tuesday. He was 70.
Sadruddin died Monday in Massachusetts General hospital in Boston, said Nasir Sunderji, an official of the Geneva-based Bellerive Foundation, an environmental organization founded by Sadruddin. There were no immediate details on the cause of death.
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Celebrated U.N. humanitarian leader Sadruddin Aga Khan dies at age 70-2003-05-13
Posted December 22nd, 2009 by librarian-apPrince Sadruddin Aga Khan, a wealthy philanthropist who held a string of top U.N. humanitarian posts and was the uncle of the spiritual leader of the Ismaili sect of Shiite Islam, has died, associates said Tuesday. He was 70.
Sadruddin died Monday at Massachusetts General hospital in Boston, said Nasir Sunderji, an official of the Geneva-based Bellerive foundation, an environmental organization founded by Sadruddin.
There were no immediate details on the cause of death.
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Prinz Sadruddin Aga Khan gestorben-2003-05-13
Posted December 22nd, 2009 by librarian-apDer ehemalige Flüchtlings-Hochkommissar der Vereinten Nationen, Prinz Sadruddin Aga Khan, ist im Alter von 69 Jahren gestorben. Der Onkel von Karim Aga Khan IV., dem Oberhaupt der Ismailiten, starb nach langer Krankheit in den USA.
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E' morto Sadruddin Aga Khan, aveva 70 anni-2003-05-13
Posted December 22nd, 2009 by librarian-apIl principe Sadruddin Aga Khan, ex alto commissario dell'Onu per i rifugiati e zio di Karim Aga Khan IV, capo spirituale dei musulmani ismaeliti, è deceduto. Lo ha detto a Ginevra la Fondazione Bellerive-Al Action da lui fondata.
Nato a Parigi nel 1933, l'Aga Khan era figlio di Mohammed Shaha Aga Khan III, della famiglia reale indiana.
Il principe ha creato la Fondazione Bellerive e ha presieduto l'associazione Alp Action, attiva nel campo della protezione delle Alpi.
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Celebrated U.N. Humanitarian Leader Dies-2003-05-13
Posted December 22nd, 2009 by librarian-apPrince Sadruddin Aga Khan, a wealthy philanthropist who held a string of top U.N. humanitarian posts and was the uncle of the spiritual leader of the Ismaili sect of Shiite Islam, has died, associates said Tuesday. He was 70.
Sadruddin died Monday at Massachusetts General hospital in Boston, said Nasir Sunderji, an official of the Geneva-based Bellerive foundation, an environmental organization founded by Sadruddin.
There were no immediate details on the cause of death.
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Le prince Sadruddin Aga Khan est mort-2003-05-13
Posted December 22nd, 2009 by librarian-apLe prince Sadruddin Aga Khan est décédé aux Etats-Unis des suites d'une longue maladie. Il avait 70 ans, a annoncé une des fondations du prince à Genève. Le prince avait été Haut commissaire aux réfugiés de 1965 à 1977.
«Le prince est mort au Massachusetts Boston Hospital», a indiqué un responsable de la communication de la Fondation Bellerive à Genève. Outre la Fondation Bellerive, le prince présidait l'association Alp Action, qui s'occupe de la protection de l'environnement dans les Alpes.
Il était l'oncle de Karim Aga Khan IV, chef spirituel des musulmans ismaéliens.
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Sadruddin Aga Khan, who held top UN posts, dies at 70-2003-05-13
Posted December 22nd, 2009 by librarian-apPrince Sadruddin Aga Khan, a wealthy philanthropist who held a string of top United Nations humanitarian posts and was the uncle of the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, has died, associates said today. He was 70.
Sadruddin died Monday in Massachusetts General hospital in Boston, said Nasir Sunderji, an official of the Geneva-based Bellerive Foundation, an environmental organization founded by Sadruddin.
There were no immediate details on the cause of death.
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Former U.N. agency chief Sadruddin Aga Khan dies-2003-05-13
Posted December 22nd, 2009 by librarian-apPrince Sadruddin Aga Khan, a former head of the United Nations refugee agency and U.N. humanitarian envoy to Afghanistan, has died at age 70, his office said on Tuesday.
Sadruddin was uncle to the current Aga Khan, Karim, who is spiritual leader of the world's 15 million Ismaili Muslims.
A spokeswoman at his Geneva office confirmed he had died, but declined to give further details.
Swiss news agency ATS reported Sadruddin died in a Boston hospital in the United States on Monday after a long illness.
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Financial Times - L'AKDN LANCE UN NOUVEL EFFORT POUR LES PLUS PAUVRES DU MONDE - 2005-02-22
Posted July 9th, 2009 by heritageThe creation of an agency aimed at expanding microfinance services in some of the world's poorest communities was announced yesterday by the Aga Khan development network with the support of the World Bank and donor governments.
The Aga Khan agency for microfinance will bring together the network's existing microfinance activities, now operating in 10 countries, and develop products relating to micro-insurance, small housing loans, savings accounts, education and health costs and small businesses.
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Associated Press - CONDOLENCES - 2003-05-16
Posted July 9th, 2009 by heritagePeople sign a condolence book dedicated to the memory of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, at Aga Khan's residence Chateau de Bellerive above Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, May 15, 2003. Aga Khan, the former UN High Commissioner for Refugees and uncle of the spiritual leader of the Shiite Muslim Ismaili community, has died at the age of 70 on May 12, 2003, in a hospital in Boston, USA, after a long illness. (AP Photo/Keystone/Gary Ottei)
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