On June 5, World Environment Day, Corinne Lepage received the Gaïa Prize for Environmental Protection. This award, commending the commitment to the safeguarding of the Mediterranean environment, was organized by the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik at the initiative of the MED 21 Program.
The award ceremony was held in Lebanon where Corinne Lepage represented, in front of all the participants, the association of Friends of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
During this event, the President of the DDHu met with Fadi Georges Comair, Director General of Hydraulic and Electrical Resources, Ministry of Energy and Water of Lebanonwho expressed a great deal of interest in the statement as did Joe Ellias KaramPresident of the International Affairs and Relations Committee, Beirut Bar Association in Lebanon.