Who has been awarded the 2022 unesco peace prize?

Share this • Share on Facebook: The Nobel Peace Prize 2022 Share this content on Facebook Facebook • Tweet: The Nobel Peace Prize 2022 Share this content on Twitter Twitter • Share on LinkedIn: The Nobel Peace Prize 2022 Share this content on LinkedIn LinkedIn • Share via Email: The Nobel Peace Prize 2022 Share this content via Email Email this page The Nobel Peace Prize 2022 Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach Prize share: 1/3 Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach Prize share: 1/3 Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach Prize share: 1/3 The 2022 Peace Prize is awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties. The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy. To cite this section MLA style: The Nobel Peace Prize 2022. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. Thu. 15 Jun 2023. Several outreach organisations and activities have been developed to inspire generations and disseminate knowledge about the Nobel Prize. • • • • • • • • Join us • Facebook • Twitter Icon Follow The Nobel Prize on Twitter Twitter • ...

• Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has been awarded the UNESCO Peace Prize 2022 for “her efforts to welcome refugees”. • In the summer of 2015, as refugees were streaming into Europe, Merkel opened her country’s borders and famously declared to Germans “We can do this.” • UNESCO Peace Prize is officially called Felix Houphouet-Boigny-UNESCO Peace Prize. • It is named after the former president of Ivory Coast.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2022 to one individual and two organisations. The Peace Prize laureates represent civil society in their home countries. They have for many years promoted the right to criticise power and protect the fundamental rights of citizens. They have made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, human right abuses and the abuse of power. Together they demonstrate the significance of civil society for peace and democracy. This year’s Peace Prize is awarded to human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski from Belarus, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties. Ales Bialiatski was one of the initiators of the democracy movement that emerged in Belarus in the mid-1980s. He has devoted his life to promoting democracy and peaceful development in his home country. Among other things, he founded the organisation Viasna (Spring) in 1996 in response to the controversial constitutional amendments that gave the president dictatorial powers and that triggered widespread demonstrations. Viasna provided support for the jailed demonstrators and their families. In the years that followed, Viasna evolved into a broad-based human rights organisation that documented and protested against the authorities’ use of torture against political prisoners. Government authorities have repeatedly sought to silence Ales Bialiatski. He was imprisoned from 2011 to 20...

Berlin: Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has been awarded the 2022 Unesco Peace Prize for “her efforts to welcome refugees”. “All the members of the jury were touched by her courageous decision in 2015 to welcome more than 1.2 million refugees, notably from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Eritrea. This is the legacy she leaves,” jury president and 2018 Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege said on Tuesday. The director general of the UN cultural organization, Audrey Azoulay, also praised Merkel, saying her win serves as a reminder “that the way in which we treat migrants and refugees is a critical issue”, reports dpa news agency. The honour, which is officially called Felix Houphouet-Boigny-Unesco Peace Prize, is named after the former president of Ivory Coast. It has been awarded each year since 1989 to individuals, organisations or institutions that have made a special effort to promote, research or secure peace. It has not yet been decided when the prize will be handed over to Merkel, who left politics last year after serving four terms as Chancellor. In the summer of 2015, as refugees were streaming into Europe, Merkel opened her country’s borders and famously declared to Germans “Wir schaffen das”, “We can do this.” She eventually pulled back on her pro-immigration stance as support eroded among the public and within her own conservative party.

Unesco.org • Who we are • About us • • • • • • • • Governance • • • • • • • • Accountability • • • • • • • Networks • • • • • • • Engage • • • • • • • Our expertise • • • • • • • Our Impact • • • • • Key Challenges • • • • • • Global Priorities • • • News and Stories • • • Where we work • UNESCO lists and designations • • • • • • • • UNESCO in the World • • • • Resources • • • • • • • Documents • • • • • • • • Databases and Statistics • • • • • • • Since 1951, UNESCO's 26 prizes have been awarded to projects offering sustainable solutions to the global challenges of gender equality, the fight against poverty, access to quality and inclusive education, climate change monitoring and cultural diversity for a culture of peace. If innovation is at the heart of your strategy, if your project meets the new needs of local communities, supports digital transformation or anticipates the evolution of society by focusing on artificial intelligence, UNESCO Prizes can give a boost to your research, bring an expert eye and increase visibility on global innovation actors working to transform lives and make decisive progress for humanity. Honoring outstanding teams and individuals to support the continuation of their work in the field of scientific research and cooperation. To recognize and empower men and women scientists from civil society, institutes or organizations making outstanding contributions in all areas of science, from basic research to applied science. Reward meritorious acti...

• Mr Michel Camdessus, former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (France) • Mr Santiago Gamboa-Samper, writer, journalist and diplomat (Colombia) • Mr Denis Mukwege, gynecologist, Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 2018 (Democratic Republic of Congo) • Mr. Thomas Pesquet, astronaut, Goodwill Ambassador of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (France) • Ms Hayat Sindi, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador (Saudi Arabia) • Mr Forest Whitaker, Actor, producer and director, Goodwill Ambassador to UNESCO, (United States)