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| Award Ceremony of the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 2008 |
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| UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 2008 goes to the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (South Africa). |
 On 18 September 2008, the Director-General of UNESCO will present the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 2008 to the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (South Africa), in recognition of its outstanding efforts in building sustainable reconciliation through education and in addressing systemic injustice in Africa.
The prize-giving ceremony will be preceded by the projection of the documentary “Truth, Justice, Memory: South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Process”.
The event is organized within the framework of the celebrations of the International Day of Peace (21 September), and of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Preliminary Programme
5-5.30 p.m.
Projection of an Excerpt from the Documentary ‘Truth, Justice, Memory: South Africa’s Truth And Reconciliation Process’
Video Message by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
Winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize for his role as a unifying leader in the campaign to resolve the problem of apartheid in South Africa, and former head of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
5.30-6 p.m.
Award Ceremony of the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 2008
Addresses by:- Mr Mohammed Arkoun, President of the International Jury of the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 2008
- Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO
- Mr Fanie du Toit, Executive Director of the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (South Africa), laureate of the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education 2008
6-7 p.m.
Cocktail
Download the programme in PDF format.
Related LinksContact: peace&security@unesco.org
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