24th International Mother Teresa Awards Ceremony Highlights
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | 24th International Mother Teresa Awards Ceremony |
| Date | August 26, 2024 |
| Venue | Millennium Plaza Dubai |
| Occasion | 114th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa |
| Organizer | All-India Minority and Weaker Sections Council |
| Location Significance | Held outside India for the second time, both international ceremonies in Dubai |
| Establishment | Posthumously after Mother Teresa's death in 1997 |
| Notable Award Recipients | - Joao Bernardo Vieira II (Posthumously, Guinea-Bissau) |
| - Sidharth Srivastava and Namit Bajoria (Industry) | |
| - Mohammed Mahtabur Rahman (Chairman, NRB Bank Limited) | |
| - Irka Bochenko (Arts) | |
| - MP Rozario (Education) | |
| - Murli Panjabi and Sureandar Singh Khandari (Social Work, UAE) | |
| - Ahmed al Hashemi (Young Musician and Child Prodigy) | |
| Ceremony Highlights | Cake-cutting ceremony, documentary screening, cultural performances |
| Legacy and Impact | Honors Mother Teresa's legacy through cultural events and feeding programs for the underprivileged |
| Key Points About Mother Teresa | |
| Full Name | Anjeze Gonxhe Bojaxhiu |
| Birth | August 26, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia (then part of the Ottoman Empire) |
| Death | September 5, 1997, in Kolkata, India |
| Missionaries of Charity | Founded in 1950 |
| Nobel Peace Prize | Awarded in 1979 |
| Beatification | Declared "Blessed Teresa of Kolkata" by Pope John Paul II in 2003 |
| Canonization | Declared a saint by Pope Francis in 2016 |
| Key Awards | Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize, Padma Shri |
| Legacy | Known for her work with the destitute and dying in Kolkata, India |