United Nations Honors Shane Warne with Conservation Grant

Storyful
2 年前

The United Nations (UN) honored iconic Australian cricketer Shane Warne with a new animal conservation grant, during his state memorial service in Melbourne, on March 30.

Andrea Egan from the UN Development Programme, revealed Warne joined its wildlife fund, ‘Lion’s Share’, in 2021. Egan added: “the last time I spoke with Shane he expressed his passion for our work, his connection to Sri Lanka, his desire to be part of something larger than him.”

Egan announced the Shane Warne conservation grant to memorialise the spin king’s work to protect wildlife, saying “the United Nations is committed to honoring Shane’s contributions”.

Warne, 52, died of a heart attack earlier in March while on holiday in Thailand. Credit: Department of Premier and Cabinet via Storyful