世界和谐基金会、国际警察基金会慰问纽约警察总局授奖

【和通社纽约讯】在纽约警察局成立175周年之际，世界和谐基金会（WHF）和国际警察基金会（IPF）日前慰问纽约警察总局，并颁发2020“杰出和谐与服务奖”匾牌，向战斗在抗疫最前线的纽约警察致以热情的慰问和崇高的敬意！

据WHF负责人介绍，纽约警察局成立于1845年。在这次抗疫斗争中，纽约警察确诊几千人，因新冠肺炎牺牲了近50人。5月24日是纽约警察总局成立175周年。恰逢 5月25日也是美国国殇日，纽约作为疫情最重的灾区，战斗在最前线的警察英雄是最辛苦的，他们没有时间纪念这伟大的日子，没有时间与家人和同事相聚一堂欢庆节日，没有时间为牺牲的同袍悼念追思，他们唯有的时间就是在战斗在最前线，为社会的和谐、为民众的安全忘我地工作。

为衷心感谢这些警员的英勇和对纽约人民的持续和无私的奉献。联合国非政府组织世界和谐基金会（WHF）、国际警察基金会（IPF）联合向NYPD纽约警察总部、警察总局局长SHE发出慰问与祝贺函，通知他们NYPD获得2020年国际“和谐与服务杰出贡献奖”，该奖有WHF与IPF联合颁发。这是NYPD成立175年以来首次获得联合国非政府组织的荣誉，WHF与IPF邀请总局局长在疫情缓解情况下与10月24日联合国成立75周年之际，到联合国总部接受联合国官员的授奖。

图为纽约警察总局亚裔协会，左二为华裔纽约总局原副局长兼审判厅长莫虎

世界和谐基金会（WHF）主席Frank Liu与国际警察基金会（IPF）执行长Richard Ke 告诉记者，身为纽约人，不能忘记这些英雄！今天纽约的繁荣与发展离不开这些警察英雄们的日夜坚守，因此，必须授予他们崇高的荣誉。

作为美国国会最资深议员、世界和谐基金会荣誉主席Lester Wolff,，与世界和谐基金会CEO Richard Jordan是参与发起给纽约警察局颁奖的主要创意人之一，他们都表示：实至名归，当之无愧。

据悉，世界和谐杰出贡献奖曾经颁发给“国际最著名生态保护科学家Jane Goodall、著名国会资深议员、中美建交功臣Lester Wolff、联合国副秘书长UN文化促和平决议发起人Chowdury、中国首位女副总理李桂贤、著名国会女议员Carolyn B. Maloney 、著名美国流行歌手Sister Slege、联合国亲善大使……等。

Tribute to the New York police on the frontline

World Harmony Foundation (WHF), International Police Foundation (IPF)

Congratulations to the 175th anniversary of the establishment of

the New York Police Department and Presented Awards

On the 175th anniversary of the establishment of the New York Police Department, the World Harmony Foundation (WHF) and the International Police Foundation (IPF) recently paid condolences to the New York Police Department and awarded the 2020 “Outstanding Harmony and Service Award” plaque to fight at the forefront of the fight against epidemics. And pays warm condolences, highly respect and Salute to New York police!

The New York Police Department was established in 1845. For more than a century, the New York Police has been devoted to its duty, fighting crime, serving the people, and has become one of the best police stations in the world. Especially in this fight against epidemic, the New York Police Thousands of soldiers were diagnosed, and more than 50 people were sacrificed for the new coronary pneumonia. We sincerely thanks to these police officers for their bravery and continued and selfless dedication to the people of New York. May 24 is the 175th anniversary of the establishment of the New York Police Department, which coincides with May 25 is also the US National Memorial Day (to commemorate the heroes who died for the country). New York is the hardest city hit by the epidemic. The police heroes are fighting hardly on the front line.  Yes, they have no time to commemorate this great anniversary day, no time to gather with their families and colleagues to celebrate the holiday, no time to mourn the sacrifice of their robe, their only time is to fight at the forefront, for social harmony，for public safety and working very hard without thinking themself.

Today, the World Harmony Foundation (WHF), an accredited NGO of UNEP with International Police Foundation (IPF) Jointly sent condolences and congratulatory letters to NYPD New York Police Headquarters and Police Commissioner Mr. Dermot Shea informing them that NYPD won the 2020 International “Outstanding Harmony and Service Award”, which was jointly awarded by WHF and IPF. This is the first time that NYPD has won the honor of a UN NGO since its establishment in 175 years. WHF and IPF will invite the commissioner of NYPD to accept the award inside UN headquarters on the occasion of the mitigation of the outbreak and the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the UN on October 24.

Frank Liu, Chairman of the World Harmony Foundation (WHF) and CEO of the International Police Foundation (IPF) Richard Ke told reporters that : “As the people of New York, we must never forget these heroes! New York’s today Prosperity and development are inseparable from the perseverance of these police heroes day and night, and we must give them lofty honors.

Lester Wolff, Honorary Chairman of the World Harmony Foundation, (also the most senior and longest member of the US Congress  who is 101-year-old,  former chairman of the Congress Asian Affairs Committee, the chairman of the Ask Congress TV, and the winner of the top Hero Medal by congress, whohas recently been approved by the President and the two houses in capitol hill to rename his name to protect Long Island Wild Refuge Park, in Oyster Bay, he is one of the main creators of the New York Police Department awards, He said: These Hero and Soldiers should deserved.

The World Harmony Outstanding Contribution Award has been awarded to “the world’s most famous ecological conservation scientist Jane Goodall, a famous senior member of Congress, Lester Wolff, Under Sectary General of UN, Mr. Chowdury who is the founder of UN Culture of Peace resolution, China’s first female deputy prime minister Madam Li Guixian, Famous congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, famous American pop singer Sister Slege,  Mrs Peng Liyuan, the UN Goodwill Ambassador and Chinese most famous pop star and now the first lady of China………..etc.