Yunus Centre's statement on "Tree of Peace" for Yunus

The Yunus Centre issued a statement on Thursday on "Tree of Peace" award for Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus.
In the statement, the Centre said Muhammad Yunus was invited to the Baku Forum XI in Baku, Azerbaijan as a distinguished speaker from March 14-16-2024 .
Rovshan Muradov, Secretary General of the Nizami Ganjavi International Centre (NGIC), that organised the Baku Forum, sent an email to Yunus Centre informing that in addition to addressing the Conference, Professor Yunus would receive an award from UNESCO on the closing day of the conference.
The official programme of the Baku Forum sent by NGIC to Yunus Centre also mentioned that Professor Yunus would receive an award from UNESCO. During the closing dinner of Baku Forum, Professor Yunus was specifically reminded to attend the event to receive Tree of Peace award onstage on 16 March. The Yunus Centre mentioned the award by UNESCO in its press release.
The Tree of Peace presented to Professor Yunus is the same sculpture by the same artist as was presented in 2014 to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
On a previous visit to UNESCO headquarters on June 2023 Professor Yunus signed a Partnership Agreement between UNESCO and Yunus Sports Hub, an international organization founded by Professor Muhammad Yunus, to drive sustainable development through sport in the context of UNESCO's Fit for Life flagship.