British children’s book author and illustrator Lauren Child is nominated UNESCO Artist for Peace by the Director-General On 12 December 2008, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura, designated the British children’s book author, Lauren Child, as UNESCO Artist for Peace. The ceremony took place in UNESCO Headquarters in Paris and was graced by the presence of H. Exc. Mr George Anastassopoulos President of UNESCO’s General Conference and Ambassador, Permanent Delegate of Greece to UNESCO; Mr Peter Landymore, Permanent Delegate of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to UNESCO and Mr Amri Aminov and Mr. Dani Karavan, UNESCO Artists for Peace. More
