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Canadian peace award From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Calgary Peace Prize is an annual Canadian award that is given by an independent committee in Calgary, Alberta.[1]
The purpose of the award is to recognize individuals globally for their work supporting peace, "making the world a more just, safer and less violent place."[2]
The University of Calgary established the Calgary Peace Prize in 2006.[3][4] The coordination of it shifted to Mount Royal University in 2016 during the creation of the John de Chastelain Peace Initiative.[3][5] As of 2017, the prize was $8,000 and was awarded annually in April.[6]
As of 2019, Mark Ayyash, who serves as the director of the Initiative, oversees the prize.[3]
The award is given only to someone with a who has made a lifelong commitment to peace.[3] Anyone can nominate someone.[3] The winner is selected by a six-person committee of people from Calgary.[3]
Year | Winner | Reference | |
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2006 | ![]() |
Tadatoshi Akiba | [7] |
2007 | No winner | [7] | |
2008 | Prince Hassan bin Talal | [7] | |
2009 | ![]() |
Louise Arbour | [7] |
2010 | ![]() |
Sally Armstrong | [7] |
2011 | ![]() |
Vandana Shiva | [7] |
2012 | ![]() |
Izzeldin Abuelaish | [7] |
2013 | ![]() |
Emmanuel Jal | [7] |
2014 | Samantha Nutt | [7] | |
2015 | ![]() |
Roméo Dallaire | [7] |
2016 | ![]() |
Murray Sinclair | [8] |
![]() |
Marie Wilson | ||
![]() |
Wilton Littlechild | ||
2017 | Douglas Roche | [9] | |
2018 | ![]() |
Rosalie Abella | [7] |
2019 | ![]() |
Anote Tong | [10] |
2020 | Stephanie Nolen | [11] | |
2021 | No winner | [7] | |
2022 | Fatima Hassan | [7] | |
2023 | Mohammed El-Kurd |
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