Applications Invited for the 2024 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize

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About the Organization

UNESCO is the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. It contributes to peace and security by promoting international cooperation in education, sciences, culture, communication and information. UNESCO promotes knowledge sharing and the free flow of ideas to accelerate mutual understanding and a more perfect knowledge of each other's lives. UNESCO's programmes contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals defined in the 2030 Agenda, adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2015.

About the Prize

UNESCO invites individuals, including civil society actors, governmental and non-governmental entities, to propose candidates for the 2024 edition of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence. UNESCO will receive proposals for change makers who are leading meaningful action for peace and tolerance in societies worldwide.

The Prize was established in 1995 on the occasion of the United Nations Year for Tolerance and the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. It was also the year when UNESCO Member States adopted the Declaration of Principles on Tolerance. It bears the name of its benefactor Madanjeet Singh, who was a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

Its purpose is to reward individuals, institutions, various entities or non-governmental organizations that have demonstrated leadership in the promotion of tolerance and non-violence.

Awarded every two years, on the International Day for Tolerance (16 November), the winner is presented with the sum of US$ 100,000, during a dedicated ceremony held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

How to Apply

Submissions are accepted up until 22 July 2024, at midnight (GMT +2).

Nomination Form

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