Applications are now open for the Commonwealth Peace Prize 2025 open to individuals with a strong track record of faith-based engagement in resolution of conflicts, engaged in promoting social cohesion, and sustainable peace.
The Peace Prize is organized and delivered by the Khalili Foundation in collaboration with the Commonwealth Secretariat. The prize is targeted at building the capacity and amplifying the awareness about impactful youth-led and intergenerational partnerships that enhance the promotion of peace in various communities and ethnicity.
The Commonwealth Peace Prize 2025 | DETAILS
The Commonwealth Peace Prize is aimed at building capacity and amplifying awareness about impactful youth-led and intergenerational partnerships that promote peace across the diverse geographical, cultural, religious and ethnic groups in the Commonwealth as well as promote dialogue and innovative peacebuilding methods to support greater harmony across the Commonwealth.
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Eligibility Criteria
- Must be a living, distinguished and long-serving individual/commonwealth citizen over the age of 30 years.
- The individual is considered a respected and trusted broker between conflicting parties, with a strong and lengthy track record of successful peacebuilding in Commonwealth societies.
- Has built sustainable mechanisms, institutions or processes for dialogue which have, based on objective evaluation, contributed to a definitive end to conflict, lasting peace, social cohesion, or other observed positive change.
- The individual, in the pursuit of those efforts, consistently used their significant influence to promote the Commonwealth values of tolerance, respect, understanding, moderation, celebration of cultural, racial, ethnic diversity and religious freedom.
- Has used principles of religious faith and/or faith in the Commonwealth Charter to create positive and sustainable peace towards the aim of free and democratic societies and inclusive development.
Nomination requirements
- Only member governments, through their High Commissions in London or non-resident High Commissioners or accredited officials to the Commonwealth, and Heads of Commonwealth Accredited Organisations are eligible to submit official nominations.
- Nominations must be submitted to the Commonwealth Secretariat by email to [email protected] and be received by 23:59 GMT on 17 January 2025.
- Nominations must be submitted as an official letter of recommendation, including an impact biography of the candidate, which outlines how the candidate meets all the specified criteria.
Application Deadline: 17th January 2025