His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has been awarded the 2012 Templeton Prize

His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama, Patron of Children in Crossfire has been awarded the illustrious 2012 Templeton Prize in recognition of his standing as " an incomparable global voice for universal ethics, nonviolence, and harmony among world religions".

The prestigious award will be formally confered at a ceremony to take place on 14 May at 12.30 pm, in St. Paul’s Cathedral, London. and will be webcast form the Templeton Prize website www.templetonprize.org

 Richard honoured at Stormont

The All Party Group on International Development honoured local people who have made an outstanding contribution to international development at a special awards ceremony at Stormont on 29th March.

Richard Moore, founder of Children in Crossfire, was given the Lifetime Achievement award in recognition of his tireless campaigning and work across the globe.

Photo depicts Richard Moore, Executive Director of Children in Crossfire with Conall Mc Devitt MLA, Chair of the All Party Group on International Development.

Blinded by a rubber bullet at the age of 10, making his way home from Primary School and caught in crossfire, Richard might well have been expected to grow up to be an embittered and disillusioned young man. Driven by an ever growing desire to convey his lack of resentment towards the soldier that shot him, he eventually tracked him down and met with him. They are, today, firm friends, and Charles and Richard now collaborate on many projects. In 1996 Richard gave up a successful business career to found Children in Crossfire and dedicate himself to improving the lives of the many children in the world suffering privations, chief among these being poverty, lack of healthcare and lack of education. Children in Crossfire has become a highly respected international development organisation working in partnership with local organisations, specifically in Tanzania, Ethiopia and The Gambia to deliver programmes which protect and promote the rights of young children, through the provision of healthcare, education services and advocacy initiatives. His indomitable spirit inspires all those around him to go "the extra mile".

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 Richard Moore receives Honorary Degree from the University of Ulster

In the closing ceremony of the University of Ulster summer graduations at the Millennium Forum on Tuesday 5th July, Richard Moore received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) in recognition of his services to reconciliation and children's rights. Richard says of his achievement:

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