Call for applications for the 2024 UNESCO Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize
2024-02-15 17:45:58

   The Egyptian National Committee for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO-ALESCO-ISESCO) announced about opening the call for the 2024 UNESCO Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize.

Created in 1989, this annual Prize honours individuals, institutions, or private or public bodies which have significantly contributed to the promotion, research, safeguarding or maintenance of peace, in accordance with the United Nations Charter and the Constitution of UNESCO. World-renowned figures that have received the Prize include Nelson Mandela, Frederik W. De Klerk, and Jimmy Carter.

The Prize is awarded to a maximum of three laureates, selected by the Director-General of UNESCO on the basis of the assessments and recommendations by an international jury.

The award winners receive a monetary award of US $150,000, a commemorative gold medal and a diploma.

Applications must be received by the Secretariat in English or French no later than 29 February 2024 (at midnight, UTC+1) via Email: PrixFHB@unesco.org