Nykolay Linderski Mendes

District Representative III (Brasil, Paraguai, Uruguai e Argentina), 2006 - 2012 PAHO/WHO Staff Association Apr 2010 Mercedes Alonso Award 2010 in Quito, Ecuador.The “Mercedes Alonso” Award was established by a Resolution of the First Council of the PAHO/WHO Staff Association in Lima, Peru in 1980. The first and probably the only prize of this kind – recognizes staff members who have rendered their service to the causes of the staff. The prize itself is in recognition of Ms. Mercedes Alonso's years of dedication to the legal defense of the staff, the formation of the Association's Legal Defense Fund and… Show more Mercedes Alonso Award 2010 in Quito, Ecuador.The “Mercedes Alonso” Award was established by a Resolution of the First Council of the PAHO/WHO Staff Association in Lima, Peru in 1980. The first and probably the only prize of this kind – recognizes staff members who have rendered their service to the causes of the staff. The prize itself is in recognition of Ms. Mercedes Alonso's years of dedication to the legal defense of the staff, the formation of the Association's Legal Defense Fund and specially, for gaining access to the ILO Administrative Tribunal.The award – by the staff, for the staff and of the staff - is also named after Ms. Alonso, a long-time colleague, because she defended the right of association provided under the staff regulations and rules, during years when those regulations and rules were generally ignored by AMRO Administrations. Reflecting the principles for which she stood, the award is essentially made up of a plaque bearing a gavel and the scales of justice. Show less