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News 16th November 2009

2009 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence award ceremony

The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence was awarded to this year’s two laureates - François Houtart, Belgian sociologist and theologian, and Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistani philanthropist – at a ceremony at UNESCO’s Paris Headquarters on 16 November - International Day for Tolerance.

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Laureates of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize 2009

I am pleased to inform you that the Director-General of UNESCO Mr Koïchiro Matsuura has decided, following the unanimous recommendation of the International Jury, to award the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence 2009.