Rex W. Tillerson Recognized by UN Foundation as Recipient of 2011 Global Leadership Award
ExxonMobil anti-malaria program supports UN goal of reducing malaria
deaths
Company has committed more than $100 million to fight against malaria
since 2000
Includes anti-malarial drugs, treatment and prevention programs,
research and advocacy
Rex W. Tillerson, chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil
Corporation (NYSE:XOM), has been named the 2011 recipient of the Global
Leadership Award by the United Nations Foundation.
The award, presented at a ceremony in New York on Tuesday, recognizes
ExxonMobil′s efforts to meet the United Nations′ goal of substantially
reducing deaths from malaria through the ExxonMobil Malaria Initiative.
Since 2000, ExxonMobil has committed more than $100 million to help
identify and share best practices that include anti-malarial drugs,
treatment programs, long-range research, and advocacy, including the
U.N. Foundation′s Nothing But Nets program that provides life-saving bed
nets to millions of people.
'On behalf of the men and women at ExxonMobil, it is my privilege to
accept this Global Leadership Award,? Tillerson said. 'As one of
Africa′s major investors, we have seen how malaria can impede business,
productivity and economic development at every stage. I am proud that
ExxonMobil has taken a leadership role in combatting this disease.?
Other recipients of U.N. Foundation awards were Norway Prime Minister
Jens Stoltenberg; Susana Malcorra, United Nations under
secretary-general; Grammy Award-winning rock band Linkin Park; and Asma
Jahangir, president of the Supreme Court Bar Association and
chairperson, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, with the Leo Nevas
Human Rights Award.
About ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil, the largest publicly traded international oil and gas
company, uses technology and innovation to help meet the world′s growing
energy needs. ExxonMobil holds an industry-leading inventory of
resources, is the largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products,
and its chemical company is one of the largest in the world.
ExxonMobil and the ExxonMobil Foundation provide funding to improve
basic education, promote women as catalysts for development, and combat
malaria and other infectious diseases in developing countries. In 2010,
together with its employees and retirees, ExxonMobil, its divisions and
affiliates, and ExxonMobil Foundation provided $237 million in
contributions worldwide, of which $110 million was dedicated to
education. Additional information on ExxonMobil′s community partnerships
and contribution programs is available at www.exxonmobil.com/community.
About the United Nations Foundation
The United Nations Foundation, a public charity, was created in 1998
with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner′s historic $1 billion
gift to support UN causes and activities. We build and implement
public/private partnerships to address the world′s most pressing
problems, and work to broaden support for the UN through advocacy and
public outreach. Through our campaigns and partnerships, we connect
people, ideas, and resources to help the UN solve global problems. These
campaigns focus on reducing child mortality, empowering women and girls,
creating a new energy future, securing peace and human rights, and
promoting technology innovation to improve health outcomes. These
solutions are helping the UN advance the eight global targets known as
the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). For more information, visit www.unfoundation.org.
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