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Franca Ma-ih Sulem Yong gets UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for 2022

Franca Ma-ih Sulem Yong gets UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for 2022

UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for 2022: The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence, for this 2022 Edition, has been given to Franca Ma-ih Sulem Yong from Cameroon, President of the NGOs #Afrogiveness and Positive Youths Africa. She received the Prize at an official ceremony held on 15 November at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The Prize is named after its benefactor, former Indian artist, writer and diplomat Madanjeet Singh (1924-2013) who was also a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

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About UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize

The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence is conferred every two years by UNESCO. The award was created based on the ideals of UNESCO’s Constitution, which states that “peace if it is not to fail, must be founded on the intellectual and moral solidarity of mankind”.

After the 1995 United Nations Year for Tolerance and in honour of Mahatma Gandhi’s 125th birthday, it was unveiled in 1996. The former Indian artist, writer, and diplomat Madanjeet Singh, who was a Goodwill Ambassador for UNESCO, made a donation to support the prize. The award recognizes exceptional contributions of institutions and individuals involved in the promotion of tolerance and non-violence through the arts, education, culture, science and communication. The prize money for the award is $100,000 USD. It is managed by the Social and Human Sciences Sector of UNESCO.

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