Learning to Live Together
Award ceremony of the 15th Edition of the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture
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The award ceremony of the 15th Edition of the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, on 15 May 2018 (11 am, Room II).
The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, will award the 15th edition of the UNESCO Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture to Lebanese cultural organizer and curator, Christine Tohme, and the Argentinean nongovernmental Asociación Civil del Creciente Cine Fértil para la Promoción de la Diversidad Cultural.
The award ceremony will be followed by a concert.
Created in 1998 at the initiative of the United Arab Emirates, the UNESCO-Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture rewards the efforts of two personalities or organizations, one from an Arab country and one from any other country, who have made a significant contribution to the development, dissemination and promotion of Arab culture in the world. The Prize carries a monetary value of $60,000, equally divided between the two laureates.
Details
| Type of Event | Prize-giving ceremony |
|---|---|
| Start | 15.05.2018 11:00 local time |
| End | 15.05.2018 13:00 local time |
| Date to be fixed | 0 |
| Focal point | Chokkam Sunderraj, Shama |
| Organizer | UNESCO |
| Contact | Shama Chokkam-Sunderraj, s.chokkam-sunderraj@unesco.org |
| Country | France |
| City | Paris |
| Venue | UNESCO Headquarters |
| Street | 7, place de Fontenoy |
| Room | Room II |
| Permanent Delegation Contact | Permanent Delegation of the United Arab Emirates to UNESCO |
| Major Programme | |
| Language of Event | English, French, Arabic |
| Estimated number of participants | 300 |
| Official Website | |
| Link 1 | Online RSVP |
| Link 2 | Christine Tohme of Lebanon and Cine Fértil of Argentina to Receive 2018 UNESCO Sharjah Prize for Arab Culture |
| Link 3 | More information on the Prize |
| Link 4 |