The Commonwealth Peace Prize 2025 for Commonwealth citizens.

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Application Deadline:  17 January 2025

Applications at the moment are open for the 2025 Commonwealth Peace Prize. The Commonwealth Peace Prize will likely be awarded to a distinguished peace-builder with a robust observe report of faith-based engagement in battle decision, promotion of social cohesion, and sustainable peace. The prize organised and delivered by the Khalili Foundation in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat, is part of the Commonwealth Faith Festival and Faith within the Commonwealth Initiative.

The prize goals to:

• construct capability and amplify consciousness about impactful youth-led and intergenerational partnerships that promote peace throughout the various geographical, cultural, non secular and ethnic teams within the Commonwealth
• promote dialogue and modern peacebuilding strategies to assist larger concord throughout the Commonwealth

Eligibility standards

Institutions are usually not eligible to obtain the Prize.

The winner of the Prize will likely be a residing, distinguished and long-serving particular person/ Commonwealth citizen over the age of 30 who:

• is taken into account a revered and trusted dealer between conflicting events, with a robust and prolonged observe report of profitable peacebuilding in Commonwealth societies;
• has constructed sustainable mechanisms, establishments or processes for dialogue which have, based mostly on goal analysis, contributed to a definitive finish to battle, lasting peace, social cohesion, or different noticed constructive change;
• has, within the pursuit of these efforts, persistently used their important affect to advertise the Commonwealth values of tolerance, respect, understanding, moderation, celebration of cultural, racial, ethnic variety and spiritual freedom; and
• has used rules of spiritual religion and/or religion within the Commonwealth Charter to create constructive and sustainable peace in direction of the goal of free and democratic societies and inclusive growth.

Nomination necessities

• Nominations open on International Peace Day, 21 September 2024, and shut on 17 January 2025
• Only member governments, by way of their High Commissions in London or non-resident High Commissioners or accredited officers to the Commonwealth, and
• Heads of Commonwealth Accredited Organisations are eligible to submit official nominations.
• Nominations should be submitted to the Commonwealth Secretariat by electronic mail to [email protected] and be obtained by 23:59 GMT on 17 January 2025.
• Nominations should be submitted as an official letter of advice, together with an impression biography of the candidate, which outlines how the candidate meets all the required standards.

Selection Process:

• A Commonwealth Peace Prize Committee beneath the banner of the Commonwealth Faith Festival mission will put together the primary shortlist for consideration by a panel of judges.
• A high-level panel of judges will choose a winner in February 2025
• The Secretary-General will announce the winner throughout Commonwealth Week in 2025 at a particular ceremony.
• The winner will likely be introduced with a quotation and a letter of award outlining a monetary award of £50,000 for use to proceed their work.
• The last shortlist of candidates won’t be revealed. However, candidates from the shortlist could also be invited to take part in Commonwealth Faith Festival actions.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Commonwealth Peace Prize