Price UNESCO of education for peace

Created in 1980, the Prix UNESCO of education for peace is allotted every year since 1981.

The purpose of this price, equipped with 60000 dollars, is to promote all the forms of action which seek with " to build in the spirit of the men defenses of the paix" (Constitution of UNESCO), by rewarding a particularly significant example for action intended to alert the public opinion and to mobilize the conscience of humanity in favor of the cause of peace.

This price is given to Paris, with the seat of UNESCO, the September 21st, international Journée of peace of UNO.

Prizes winner of the price

2006 : Christopher Gregory Weeramantry (Sri Lanka), special mention for the Fundación para Reconciliación (Colombia)

2005:

2004:

2003: Emile Shoufani, archimandrite Greek-catholic in Nazareth

2002: the City Montessori School of Lucknow (India)

2001: the Jewish-Arab Centers for Peace Education Givat Haviva (Israel) and Mgr Nelson Onono Onweng, bishop Anglican of Gulu (Uganda)

2000: Toh Swee-Hin (Australia)

1999: the Association of the Mothers of the Place of May of Buenos Aires (Argentinian,) honourable mention for the Verein für Friedenspädagogik, Tübingen (Germany)

1998: Educators for Peace and Mutual Understanding (Ukraine), honourable mention for the Fridtjof Nansen Academy (Norway), World Short Project (New Zealand), Ulpan Akiva Netanya (Israel)

1997: François Giraud (France)

1996: Chiara Lubich (Italy)

1995: The Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (Austria)

1994: Worthy The Prayudh Payutto (Thailand)

1993: Madeleine de Vits (Belgium) and the The Graduate Institute For Peace Studies (South Korea)

1992: Mother Teresa

1991: Light Ruth Sivard (the USA)/Course Holy Marie de Hann (Senegal)

1990: Rigoberta Menchú Tum (Guatemala)/the World Order Models Project (WOMP)

1989: Dr. Robert Muller (France)/the International Peace Research Association (IPRA)

1988: Frère Roger, the Community of Taizé (France)

1987: Laurence Deonna (Swiss)/Servicio Paz there Justicia in America Latina (SERPAJ-AL)

1986: Prof Paulo Freire (Brazil)

1985: General Indar Jit Rikhye (India)/Georg-Eckert-Institute für International Schulbuchforschung (Germany)

1984: IP International Physicians for the Prevention off Nuclear War

1983: Pax Christi International

1982: International Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

1981: Helena Kekkonen (Finland)/World Organization off the Scout Movement

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