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Nominations are Open for the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize




Date: 3 May 2025


Last Date of Application: 15 February 2025


Link to Apply:



UNESCO established the World Press Freedom Prize in honour of Guillermo Cano, a Colombian journalist who died in the exercise of his profession. The purpose of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize is to reward each year a person, organization or institution that has made a notable contribution to the defense and/or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, especially if risks have been involved.


The objective of the Prize conforms with UNESCO's policies and is related to the program of the Organization in the field of communication and information and, more specifically, to the priority given to promoting an enabling environment for freedom of expression and freedom of information.


Conditions/qualifications of candidates:


Candidates shall have made a significant contribution to press freedom anywhere in the world representing all types of media including digital media. Prizes may be conferred upon individuals, institutions, other entities or non-governmental organizations.


Prize:


  • The Prize shall be funded by voluntary contributions from States, international agencies and organizations, as well as other entities and shall consist of recurrent payments to be deposited in a special account opened for that purpose in accordance with the Financial Regulations of UNESCO.

  • The value of the Prize shall be of a minimum of 25,000 USO and determined by the Director-General in consultation with the donors on the basis of the contributions received the interest on the sum deposited in the special account in accordance with the Financial Regulations of UNESCO, and the charges to be borne by the account for the cost of administering the Prize.

  • The full staff support and operating/management costs of the Prize, including all costs relating to the award ceremony and public information activities, shall be fully covered by the Cano Foundation and other donors.

  • To this end, the Director-General shall determine a mandatory overhead cost amount to be applied and charged against the funds in the Special Account, which is to be established under the Financial Regulations for the Prize.


Procedure for the awarding of the Prize:


  • The Prize shall be awarded by the Director-General at an official ceremony held for that purpose on 3 May, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day. UNESCO shall present to the prize winner a check for the amount of the Prize, together with a diploma and an object symbolizing the award. UNESCO shall officially announce the name(s) of the prize winner.

  • The prize winner, shall, if possible, give a lecture on a subject relevant to the work for which the Prize has been awarded. Such a lecture shall be organized during or in connection with the prize ceremony.





We are not the official organisers of the program. If you have any queries regarding it, kindly contact the organisers at - library@unesco.org

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