Oslo/Paris, 10 October: Education activists Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay have won the Nobel Peace Prize "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.” Both laureates have been working closely with UNESCO to promote education, especially for girls and for child labourers. The Director-General of the Organization, Irina Bokova, issued this statement on the awards:
Ms France Marquet Trustee MSF-SAF represented South Asia foundation at International Conference of NGO-UNESCO Partners NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee 2013-2014
Ibrahim Ag Idbaltanat (Mali) and Francisco Javier Estevez Valencia (Chile) to share 2014 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence
Ms France Marquet, Trustee MSF-SAF represented South Asia Foundation and attended the round table on the occasion of the international Day of Peace at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris
On Behalf o The Director-General, I Hereby have the honour of lunching the call for nominations of candidates for the 2014 edition of the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes. Initially established in 1967....