During the United Nations’ General Assembly in New York, between the 25th September and the 5th October 2018, Joël Ruet attended the annual Hope Foundation Dinner Gala on the 27th of September.

The Foundation, chaired by Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO and member of the Bridge Tank’s board, awarded Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou a prize for his actions to maintain security in the Sahelian region and integrate different ethnicities and communities in the national governance of Niger.