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Sahil Shah Winner of the 2021 Gorbachev/Shultz, Voices Youth Award

Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons, Announces Sahil Shah as Winner of the 2021 Gorbachev/Shultz, Voices Youth Award, Cision,  NEWS PROVIDED BY Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons 

Aug 04, 2021, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons selects Sahil Shah as the 2021 Gorbachev/Shultz, Voices Youth Award Winner in recognition of his outstanding efforts to help abolish nuclear weapons. The award honors the legacy of former U.S.S.R. President Mikhail Gorbachev and former U.S.A. Secretary of State George Shultz in their efforts for nuclear disarmament. The first Voices Youth Award was given to Kehkashan Basu, President and Founder of Green Hope Foundation last year. Sahil will accept the award on August 6, at 9AM, PDT during a Voices webinar.

Sahil Shah (26) currently works as a Policy Fellow at the European Leadership Network (ELN) in London. In this role, Sahil advises senior transatlantic government stakeholders on reducing strategic and nuclear risks and convenes international security dialogues. In particular, he leads the organization’s efforts to stabilize and strengthen nuclear and regional security diplomacy with Iran and its neighbors, and also advises widely on other non-proliferation, disarmament, and arms control issues………..

Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons is part of United Religions Initiative (URI) the largest grassroots interfaith network in the world: building bridges through working together on practical projects that enhance civil communities and understanding between people of different religious and cultural traditions.  

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August 5, 2021 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized