Grammy-winning Indian musician Ricky Kej has received the prestigious Excellence and Leadership award as a global humanitarian artist, from the United Nations General Assembly recently.
"It was an absolute honor, and the greatest milestoneof my life to perform at the United Nations General Assembly,"Kej said immediately after his performance and acceptance ofthe prestigious award.
Kej performed at the United Nations General Assembly Hall, as part of the opening of the first ever annual NOVUS Summit, at the special event held during the United Nations High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.
"Every single great leader across the globe has graced these hallowed halls, and all major historic decisions andtreaties have been initiated here.
"I am truly humbled that my music and activism found a place here, and it was a trulyemotional moment for me to hear my music echoing within thesewalls," he said.
Joining him at the venue were vocalist, performance artist, composer and humanitarian activist, Sussan Deyhim, composer and multi-instrumentalist, Premik Russel Tubbs and keyboardist, Lonnie Park.
Kej ended his performance by saying, "To end I want to state the obvious ... Climate change is real ...Climatechange is human induced. Climate change is affecting us all... And our actions affect countries on the other side of theworld."
The summit served as a global platform to inspire innovators and humanitarians from around the world to come together to create plans and strategies that will have a positive impact on the world, and promote the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The event was witnessed by delegates, globalleaders, conservationists, activists andhumanitarians from various parts of the world and it was streamed live across the world on the web.
