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Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize

The Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize was established in 1989 by UNESCO, at its 25th General Conference in Paris.{{cite book |last1=Lin |first1=Lin |last2=Spaulding |first2=Seth |date=2022 |title= Historical Dictionary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |url=https://www.google.co.nz/books/edition/Historical_Dictionary_of_the_United_Nati/zBh1EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22F%C3%A9lix+Houphou%C3%ABt-Boigny+Peace+Prize%22&pg=PA492&printsec=frontcover |location= |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |page=492 |isbn=9781538169056 |access-date=16 August 2025}} Its aim is:

:"to honour living individuals and active public or private bodies or institutions that have made a significant contribution to promoting, seeking, safeguarding or maintaining peace in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations and the Constitution of UNESCO."

The prize bears the name of Félix Houphouët-Boigny, the late former president of Côte d'Ivoire, who served from independence in 1960 until his death in 1993. It is awarded annually. The prize includes a cheque of US$150,000, a gold medal and a peace diploma. If there are multiple recipients, the cheque is shared equally.

Recipients

YearRecipientCountryRationale
1991[[File:Nelson Mandela.jpg75px]]Nelson MandelaSouth Africa
[[File:Frederik Willem de Klerk.jpg75px]]Frederik Willem de Klerk
1992[[File:Place palace.jpg75px]]Hague Academy of International LawNetherlands
1993[[File:Yitzhak Rabin (1986) cropped.jpg75px]]Yitzhak RabinIsrael
[[File:Shimon Peres at 2009 WEF.jpg75px]]Shimon Peres
[[File:Yasser-arafat-1999.jpg75px]]Yasser ArafatPalestinian territories
1994[[File:KingofSpain.jpg75px]]Juan Carlos I of SpainSpain
[[File:Jimmy Carter.jpg75px]]Jimmy CarterUnited States
1995[[File:UN refugee.jpg75px]]Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesSwitzerland
[[File:Sadako Ogata2.jpg75px]]Sadako OgataJapan
1996[[File:Alvaro arzu irigoyen.jpg75px]]Álvaro Enrique Arzú IrigoyenGuatemala
Rolando Morán
1997[[File:Ramos Pentagon.jpg75px]]Fidel V. RamosPhilippines
[[File:Nur Misuari.jpg75px]]Nur Misuari
1998[[File:Sheikh Hasina.jpg75px]]Sheikh HasinaBangladesh
[[File:George John Mitchell.jpg75px]]George J. MitchellUnited States
1999[[File:Sant'Egidio.jpg75px]]Community of Sant'EgidioItaly
2000[[File:Mary Robinson-Obama31.04secs.png75px]]Mary RobinsonIreland
2001*Not awarded*
2002[[File:President gusmao.jpg75px]]Kay Rala Xanana GusmãoEast Timor
2003[[File:Roger Etchegaray 2012 (cropped).jpg75px]]Roger EtchegarayFrance
[[File:Mustafa Cerić (20060315) (cropped).jpg75px]]Mustafa CerićBosnia and Herzegovina
2004*Not awarded*
2005[[File:Abdoulaye Wade.jpg75px]]Abdoulaye WadeSenegal
2006*Not awarded*
2007[[File:Martti Ahtisaari.jpg75px]]Martti AhtisaariFinland
2008[[File:Lula - foto oficial - 05 jan 2007.jpg75px]]Luiz Inácio Lula da SilvaBrazil
2009*Not awarded*
2010*Not awarded*
2011[[File:Madre de la Plaza de Mayo - 2008.jpg75px]]Grandmothers of the Plaza de MayoArgentina
2013[[File:Paris, Presidentes de Ecuador y Francia se reúnen (10724467276) (cropped).jpg75px]]François HollandeFrance
2017[[File:SOS Méditerranée logo.svg75px]]SOS MéditerranéeٍEurope
2017Giuseppina Maria NicoliniItaly
2019[[File:Abiy Ahmed with LI Yong 2018 (cropped).jpeg75px]]Abiy AhmedEthiopia
2022[[File:Angela Merkel 2019 cropped.jpg75px]]Angela MerkelGermany
2024[[File:Antonio Costa Portrait 2024 (3x4 cropped).jpg75px]]António CostaPortugal

References

References

  1. [[Henry Kissinger. Kissinger, Henry]]. [http://www.unesco.org/prixfhboigny/le_prix/laureats/1991/ang/1991.htm Statement announcing the prizewinners]. UNESCO official website. Retrieved on 31 May 2009.
  2. Kissinger, Henry (13 October 1992). [http://www.unesco.org/prixfhboigny/le_prix/laureats/1992/ang/1992.htm Statement announcing the prizewinner]. UNESCO official website. Retrieved on 2009-05-31.
  3. Kissinger, Henry (17 September 1993). [http://www.unesco.org/prixfhboigny/le_prix/laureats/1993/ang/1993.htm Statement announcing the prizewinners]. UNESCO official website. Retrieved on 2009-05-31.
  4. Kissinger, Henry (10 January 1995). [http://www.unesco.org/prixfhboigny/le_prix/laureats/1994/ang/1994.htm Statement announcing the prizewinners]. UNESCO official website. Retrieved on 2009-05-31.
  5. Kissinger, Henry (18 January 1996). [http://www.unesco.org/prixfhboigny/le_prix/laureats/1995/ang/1995.htm Statement announcing the prizewinners]. UNESCO official website. Retrieved on 2009-05-31.
  6. Kissinger, Henry (17 June 1998). [http://www.unesco.org/prixfhboigny/le_prix/laureats/1997/ang/1997.htm Statement announcing the prizewinners]. UNESCO official website. Retrieved on 2009-05-31.
  7. Kissinger, Henry (1 April 1999). [http://www.unesco.org/prixfhboigny/le_prix/laureats/1998/ang/1998.htm Statement announcing the prizewinners]. UNESCO official website. Retrieved on 2009-05-31.
  8. Kissinger, Henry (27 January 2000). [http://www.unesco.org/prixfhboigny/le_prix/laureats/1999/ang/1999.htm Statement announcing the prizewinner]. UNESCO official website. Retrieved on 2009-05-31.
  9. Kissinger, Henry (29 May 2001). [http://www.unesco.org/prixfhboigny/le_prix/laureats/2000/ang/2000.htm Statement announcing the prizewinner]. UNESCO official website. Retrieved on 2009-05-31.
  10. Kissinger, Henry (9 October 2002). [http://www.unesco.org/prixfhboigny/le_prix/laureats/2002/ang/2002.htm Statement announcing the prizewinner]. UNESCO official website. Retrieved on 2009-05-31.
  11. Kissinger, Henry. [http://www.unesco.org/prixfhboigny/le_prix/laureats/2003/ang/2003.htm Statement announcing the prizewinners]. UNESCO official website. Retrieved on 7 July 2009.
  12. Kissinger, Henry (13 September 2005). [http://www.unesco.org/prixfhboigny/le_prix/laureats/2003/ang/2003.htm Statement announcing the prizewinner]. UNESCO official website. Retrieved on 2009-07-07.
  13. [[Mário Soares. Soares, Mário]] (2 October 2008). [http://www.unesco.org/prixfhboigny/le_prix/laureats/2003/ang/2003.htm Statement announcing the prizewinner]. UNESCO official website. Retrieved on 2009-07-07.
  14. Soares, Mário (7 May 2009). [http://www.unesco.org/prixfhboigny/le_prix/laureats/2008/ang/2008.htm Statement announcing the prizewinner]. UNESCO official website. Retrieved on 2009-07-07.
  15. "Migrant rescuers, island mayor win UNESCO peace prize".
  16. (2 May 2019). "Abiy Ahmed Ali, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia laureate of the 2019 edition of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny".
  17. (10 May 2019). "Abiy Ahmed awarded the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize".
  18. (3 May 2019). "PM Abiy named laureate of the 2019 UNESCO Peace Prize".
  19. (23 August 2022). "Angela Merkel is awarded the Félix Houphouët-Boigny-UNESCO Peace Prize".
  20. "Angela Merkel awarded the 2022 Unesco Peace Prize for her efforts to welcome refugees".
  21. (23 August 2022). "Merkel erhält Unesco-Friedenspreis für Aufnahme von Flüchtlingen".
  22. "Award Ceremony of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny – UNESCO Peace Research Prize 2024".
  23. (29 October 2024). "Côte d'Ivoire: Ex Portuguese PM wins Houphouet Boigny Prize".
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