Applications are now open for the 2024 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh 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.
Prize:
- 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 Submit
- To nominate candidates, please send the nomination form in English or French, no later than 22 July 2024, by regular mail or e-mail to the contact below.
- Additional materials (publications, video, audio and other teaching materials, etc.) may be attached to the nomination form.
Nomination Form
Send it, duly signed and stamped, via postal service or email to:
Ms Anna Maria Majlöf
Secretary of the Prize
Social and Human Sciences Sector – UNESCO
7 Place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07 SP FRANCE
+33 1 45 68 17 70
[email protected]
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize