List of peace prizes

This list of peace prizes is an index to articles on notable prizes awarded for contributions towards achieving or maintaining peace. The list is organized by region and country of the sponsoring organization, but many of the prizes are open to people from around the world.

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United Nations

Award	Sponsor	Notes
Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize	UNESCO	For individuals and organizations who have made a significant contribution to promoting, seeking, safeguarding, or maintaining peace (from 1991)
Millennium Peace Prize for Women	United Nations Development Fund for Women	Awarded in 2001 as part of International Alert's "Women Building Peace" campaign
N-Peace Awards	United Nations Development Programme	For women making outstanding contributions in peace (from 2010)
U Thant Peace Award	Sri Chinmoy	To individuals or organizations for accomplishments toward the attainment of world peace
UNESCO Prize for Peace Education	UNESCO	Excellent effort in the drive to reach a better quality education (from 1981)
UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize	UNESCO	For extraordinary creative achievements in promoting tolerance, as notable models for others in the field of peace-building
United Nations Peace Medal	United Nations	Commemorative medal produced by the United Nations to promote peace
UNAA Media Peace Awards	United Nations Association of Australia	Awarded 1979–2018 on UN Day, to recognise Australian journalists and media organisations for promotion of human rights and issues
UN Queensland Community Award	United Nations Association of Australia	For selfless and often uncelebrated efforts and commitment in their day-to-day lives relating to issues of peace, human rights, social justice, and equality

Americas

Country	Award	Sponsor	Notes
Canada	Pearson Medal of Peace	United Nations Association in Canada	To recognize an individual Canadian's "contribution to international service" (from 1979)
Canada	Calgary Peace Prize	Mount Royal University	Established in 2006, awarded to individuals for global peace work
Canada	Stories of Peace Award	Canadian Peace Museum	Established in 2023
United States	Jane Addams Children's Book Award	Jane Addams Peace Association	To a children's book that advances the causes of peace and social equality
United States	American Peace Award		First created in 1923 by Edward Bok; revived in 2008
United States	Women Building Peace Award	United States Institute of Peace	Created in 2019[1]
United States	Atoms for Peace Award	independent nonprofit	For the development or application of peaceful nuclear technology (1957–1969)
United States	Community of Christ International Peace Award	Community of Christ	To honor and bring attention to the work of peacemaking and peacemakers in the world (since 1993)
United States	Dayton Literary Peace Prize	Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation	Recognizing the power of the written word to promote peace (from 2006)
United States	Dialog and Peace Award	Niagara Foundation	Individuals or organizations whp have demonstrated strong commitment to serving their community while maintaining a global mindset (from 2006)
United States	Albert Einstein Peace Prize	Albert Einstein Peace Prize Foundation	(from 1980)
United States	El-Hibri Peace Education Prize	El-Hibri Foundation	To celebrate and encourage individuals who embody the principles of peace, justice, and inclusion (since 2007)
United States	Gandhi Peace Award	Promoting Enduring Peace	For contributions made in the promotion of international peace and good will (since 1960)
United States	Grawemeyer Award	University of Louisville	Ideas for improving world order
United States	World Methodist Peace Award	World Methodist Council	For courage, creativity, and consistency in the cause for peace (since 1976)
United States	Pacem in Terris Award	Catholic Church	To honor a person for their achievements in peace and justice, not only in their country but in the world (since 1964)
United States	Pope Paul VI Teacher of Peace Award	Pax Christi USA	To an individual who has exemplified Pope Paul VI's World Day for Peace message: "To reach peace, teach peace." (since 1978)[2]
United States	International Pfeffer Peace Award	Fellowship of Reconciliation (United States)	To individuals or organizations whose commitment to peace, justice, and reconciliation is recognized as extraordinary (since 1989)
United States	Paul Bartlett Ré Peace Prize	University of New Mexico	UNM student, faculty, staffmember, retiree, or alumnus who has demonstrated notable achievements in promoting world peace and understanding
United States	War Resisters League Peace Award	War Resisters League	To a person or organization whose work represents the League's radical nonviolent program of action (since 1958)
United States	World Peace Prize	World Peace Corps Mission	To promote world peace and inter-religious understanding

Asia

Country	Award	Sponsor	Notes
United Arab Emirates	UAE International Award for Poets of Peace	International Humanitarian City	Promote the peace message to the world (since 2014)
China	Confucius Peace Prize	China International Peace Studies Center	To promote world peace from an Eastern perspective, and Confucian peace specifically
India	Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration	Indian National Congress	Promote national integration, understanding, and fellowship amongst religious groups, ethnic groups, cultures, languages, and traditions of India (since 1987)
India	Indira Gandhi Prize	Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust	To individuals or organisations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development, and a new international economic order (since 1986)
India	Gandhi Mandela Awards	Gandhi Mandela Foundation	Peace, Social Welfare, Culture, Health Care, Sports, Education, and Innovation (since 2019)
India	Gandhi Peace Prize	Government of India	Contributions towards social, economic, and political transformation through nonviolence and other Gandhian methods (since 1995)
Japan	Niwano Peace Prize	Niwano Peace Foundation	For interreligious cooperation in the cause of peace (from 1983)
Philippines	Gusi Peace Prize	Gusi Peace Prize Foundation	This award is given to recognize individuals and organizations who contribute to global peace and progress through a wide variety of fields. (since 2002)
Philippines	Ramon Magsaysay Award	Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation	Outstanding contributions in Government Service, Public Service, Community Leadership, Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts, Peace and International Understanding, and Emergent Leadership (from 1958)
South Korea	Manhae Prize	The Society for the Promotion and Practice of Manhae's Thoughts	Peace, Social Service, Academic Excellence, Art, Literature, and Buddhist Missionary Work
South Korea	Seoul Peace Prize	Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation	To crystallize the wishes of the Korean people for peace in the Korean peninsula and the rest of the world (since 1990)
South Korea	Sunhak Peace Prize	Sunhak Peace Prize Committee	Enduring contributions to help resolve worldwide suffering, conflict, poverty, and threats to the environment, by promoting a comprehensive, future-oriented vision of peace (since 2015)

Europe

Country	Award	Sponsor	Notes
Europe	European Medal of Tolerance	European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation	Honour and reward extraordinary creative achievements in the promotion of tolerance (since 2010)
Belgium	Pax Christi International Peace Award	Pax Christi International	To honour men and women who stand up for peace, justice, and nonviolence across the globe (since 1988)[3]
France / Finland	World Peace Council prizes	World Peace Council	International Peace Prize from 1949 to 1957, Joliot-Curie Medal of Peace, etc.
Germany / Poland	Brückepreis (Bridge prize)	Town of Görlitz/Zgorzelec	Person who contributed by a life's work to better understanding between peoples in Europe (since 1993)
Germany	Civis Media Prize	CIVIS Media Foundation	For radio and television broadcasting projects that promote peaceful coexistence within the European immigration community (since 1988)
Germany	Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels	Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels	Peace Prize of the German book trade: for individuals who have contributed to ideals of tolerance through their exceptional activities, especially in the fields of literature, science, and art (since 1950)
Germany	Otto Hahn Peace Medal	United Nations Association of Germany	For outstanding services to peace, tolerance, and international understanding (since 1988)
Germany	Sean MacBride Peace Prize	International Peace Bureau	Person or organisation who has done outstanding work for peace, disarmament, and/or human rights (since 1992)
Germany	Stuttgart Peace Prize	Die AnStifter	To people or projects involved in a special way for peace, justice, and world solidarity
Italy	Art, Science and Peace Prize	Man Center and World Interreligious Center	For artists and scientists who have worked for peace and the welfare of society and the world (since 2002)
Italy	Man of Peace	World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates	Personalities from the world of culture and entertainment who have stood up for human rights and for the spread of the principles of peace and solidarity in the world, who made an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace (since 1999)
Italy	Premio Testimone di Pace	President of Italy	Person, organization, or association particularly distinguished for their commitment and action in the context of peace and nonviolence
Netherlands	International Children's Peace Prize	KidsRights Foundation	Child who has made a significant contribution to advocating children's rights and improving the situation of vulnerable children such as orphans, child labourers, and children with HIV/AIDS (since 2005)
Netherlands	OPCW–The Hague Award	Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	Individuals and institutions who have significantly contributed towards the goal of a world free of chemical weapons (since 2014)
Netherlands	Wateler Peace Prize	Carnegie Foundation (Netherlands)	For being meritorious in the cause of peace (since 1931)
Norway	Nobel Peace Prize	Norwegian Nobel Committee	For doing the most or best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies. and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses (since 1901)
Norway	Student Peace Prize	Student Peace Prize Secretariat	Student or student organization making a significant contribution to creating peace and promoting human rights (since 1999)
Spain	ICIP Peace in Progress Award	International Catalan Institute for Peace	People, entities, or institutions who have worked and contributed prominently and extensively in promoting and constructing peace (from 2011)
Soviet Union	Lenin Peace Prize	Soviet Union	Formerly the Stalin Peace Prize; for notable individuals who strengthened peace among comrades (from 1949)
Sweden	Right Livelihood Award	Right Livelihood	Practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today
Switzerland	Balzan Prize	International Balzan Prize Foundation	Outstanding achievements in the fields of humanities, natural sciences, and culture, as well as for endeavours for peace and the brotherhood of man
Switzerland	Giuseppe Motta Medal	Geneva Institute for Democracy and Development	People from any country or region of the world for exceptional achievement in the promotion of peace and democracy, human rights, and sustainable development (since 2004)
United Kingdom	Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize	Ahmadiyya	Individual's or organisation's contribution for the advancement of the cause of peace (since 2009)

Oceania

Country	Award	Sponsor	Notes
Australia	Australian Peace Prize	Peace Organisation of Australia	To an Australian citizen or resident, or a group based in Australia, for outstanding contributions towards peace (2006–2009)
Australia	UN Queensland Community Award	United Nations Association of Australia	For selfless and often uncelebrated efforts and commitment in their day-to-day lives relating to issues of peace, human rights, social justice, and equality
Australia	Sydney Peace Prize	University of Sydney	Promotes peace with justice and the practice of nonviolence
Australia	UNAA Media Peace Awards	United Nations Association of Australia	Awarded 1979–2018 on UN Day, to recognise Australian journalists and media organisations for promotion of human rights and issues

See also

• List of peace activists
• List of awards for contributions to society
• Lists of awards