UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence

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The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence is an international award established by UNESCO to honor individuals and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to fostering tolerance, non-violence, and human rights.

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instanceOf UNESCO prize
human rights award
international award
peace and tolerance award
administeredBy UNESCO
associatedConcept human dignity
non-violence
tolerance
associatedPerson Madanjeet Singh
associatedWith UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance
awardedBy Director-General of UNESCO
surface form: UNESCO Director-General
awardedFor efforts to combat intolerance
efforts to promote peaceful coexistence
outstanding contributions to fostering non-violence
outstanding contributions to fostering tolerance
outstanding contributions to human rights
awardingBodyType intergovernmental organization
countryOfOrganization France
eligibleRecipients individuals
institutions
organizations
field education for tolerance
human rights
intercultural dialogue
non-violence advocacy
peacebuilding
foundedOnOccasionOf 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi
United Nations Year for Tolerance
frequency biennial
fundedBy Madanjeet Singh
hasComponent certificate
monetary prize
headquartersLocation Paris
inception 1995
languageOfName English
monetaryAward 100000 US dollars
namedAfter Madanjeet Singh
presentedAt UNESCO Headquarters
surface form: UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
purpose promotion of human rights
promotion of non-violence
promotion of tolerance
recognition of outstanding contributions to tolerance and non-violence
relatedTo UNESCO human rights programmes
promotion of a culture of peace
selectionCriteria contribution to human rights and peaceful coexistence
impact on promotion of tolerance and non-violence
selectionProcess international jury
sponsor UNESCO
website https://www.unesco.org

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Cynthia Maung awardReceived UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence
UNESCO awards includes UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence
Madanjeet Singh hasHonor UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence
this entity surface form: UNESCO Gandhi Medal
Abdul Sattar Edhi awardReceived UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence
this entity surface form: UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize