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| International Day for Tolerance |
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| Award Ceremony for the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence |
In celebration of International Day for Tolerance, the 2006 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence will be awarded at a ceremony to take place at 6 p.m. in Room I at UNESCO House in Paris.
Thanks to the generosity of writer, diplomat and UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, Madanjeet Singh, this Prize was established to mark the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandi. The Prize is presented every two years to individuals or institutions in recognition of exceptional achievements in the promotion of tolerance and non-violence.
Two years ago, in 2004, the Prize was awarded to Bangladeshi writer and journalist, Taslima Nasreen, and the 2006 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize will be awarded to Veerasingham Anandasangaree from Sri Lanka. He is President of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF). A tireless defender of democracy and peaceful conflict resolution, Veerasingham Anandasangaree has helped improve knowledge of the Tamul cause, through dialogue, through the promotion of non-violent solutions in Sri Lanka and by taking a stand against terrorism.
Honourable mentions will be awarded to:- The Afro-Reggae Cultural Group (Brazil)
- The city of Derbent (Russian Federation)
- The Palestine-Israel Journal (East Jerusalem)
- Professor Herbert C. Kelman (United States of America)
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