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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, Ju ly 21 ,2 02 2 | 10 Oakville MP and Minis- ter of National Defence An- ita Anand has received the 2022 Global Citizen Award from the United Nations Association (UNA) in Cana- da. The national charitable organization, which edu- cates Canadians on the work of the United Nations and global issues, made the announcement on Thurs- day, July 14. In a social media post, Anand said she was ho- noured to receive the award. "I believe deeply in the work of the United Nations -- including the peace oper- ations to which our Canadi- an Forces contribute," she said. The UNA-Canada said the Global Citizen Award is given to an individual who is making a contribution through their professional and personal lives to build- ing a better world. "With a mandate to 'grow global citizens,' the UNA- Canada recognizes role models who have shown generosity, creativity, lead- ership and solution-seek- ing, and applied their tal- ents to the challenges they have identified in their lo- cal communities, in the country and in the world," reads a statement on the UNA-Canada website. "A Global Citizen need not be a world traveler or professional diplomat. Each of our Global Citizen laureates has, however, contributed to their com- munity, country and world, understood, and shown through their lives that their actions and decisions can be taken for short-term benefit -- or long-term ele- vation of all. As a whole, UNA-Canada's laureates have shown the courage and determination to lift others." Previous recipients of the UNA-Canada Global Citizen Award have includ- ed entrepreneur Wes Hall and economist Mark Car- ney. MP ANITA ANAND RECEIVES GLOBAL CITIZEN AWARD NEWS Minister of National Defence and Oakville MP Anita Anand inspects members of the Canadian Armed Forces. DND photo "I believe deeply in the work of the United Nations - including the peace operations to which our Canadian Forces contribute." - MP Anita Anand