Jury
The Jury consists of five independent members, who are appointed by the Director-General of UNESCO for an initial two-year period, with the possibility of two renewals so that they can serve for a maximum of six years.
Jurors are selected based on being personalities with a recognized reputation in the field covered, while also taking into consideration the need for equitable geographical distribution, gender equality and the principle of non-payment of honoraria. The Jury includes persons with disabilities.
Jury 2021
Ms May Chidiac (Lebanon)
Founder of the May Chidiac Foundation, Lebanese journalist and winner of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize in 2006
Professor Klaus Miesenberger (Austria)
Professor, Institut Integriert Studieren, Johannes Kepler Universitat Linz and International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP
Mr Martin Babu Mwesigwa (Uganda)
Member and Rapporteur of the Committee of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and former Program Manager for the National Union of Disabled Persons in Uganda
Ms Saima Wazed Hossain (Bangladesh)
Chairperson of National Advisory Committee on Autism; Psychologist