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UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 2006 - Award Ceremony
Laureate: Christopher Gregory Weeramantry (Sri Lanka)
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UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 2006 - Award CeremonyUNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura will present the Prize on 21 September, International Day of Peace, to the Sri Lankan judge Christopher Gregory Weeramantry.

He received the 2006 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education "in recognition of his ongoing commitment and concrete work in support of the concept and culture of peace throughout his long and fruitful career".

The Fundación para la Reconciliación (Colombia) has been chosen to receive a Special Mention "in recognition of its efforts in introducing the concept of 'emotional literacy' as a means of promoting reconciliation and forgiveness".

To mark the celebrations of the International Day of Peace, the ceremony will be preceded by a Round Table on “Culture of Peace Today”.

16:00-17:30 Round Table on “Culture of Peace Today”

18:00-18:30 Award Ceremony

18:30-19:00 Piano Concert by Shani Diluka

19:00-20:00 Cocktail

UNESCO Headquarters, 125 avenue de Suffren Paris, 7e
Metro Station: Ségur or Cambronne - Bus 28, 80

See also:

> Invitation (in PDF format, 114 Ko)

> Preliminary Agenda of the Round Table (in PDF format, 56 Ko)

> More about the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education

Photo: © United Nations




Document invitation.pdf
Document preliminary_agenda.pdf
Start Date 21-09-2006
Start Time 4:00 pm
End Date 21-09-2006
End Time 8:00 pm
Event Type Award Ceremony
Event Location UNESCO, Paris, France
Organizer UNESCO
Email c.maresia@unesco.org



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