The North-South Prize is an annual award of the Council of Europe given since 1995 to two personalities who have excelled in their commitment to the defence and promotion of human rights and pluralistic democracy, the development of intercultural dialogue and the reinforcement of the north-south partnership and solidarity.
Any legal or natural person may submit one or more nominations. The following are particularly encouraged to take advantage of this possibility:
- Member States and other North-South Centre stakeholders
- International organizations with which the Council of Europe has signed Cooperation Agreements
- Non-members of the North-South Centre involved in a cooperation relationship with it and partners in the centre’s activities
- Former winners of the North-South Prize
The prize is award to one candidate from the north and one from the south (preferably a man and a woman). Candidates must have distinguished themselves in one of the following fields: defence and promotion of human rights and pluralistic democracy, the development of intercultural dialogue, raising public awareness of the issues of global interdependence and solidarity, or reinforcement of the north-south partnership.
The closing date to submit nominations is 15 July 2011. For more information, visit this link.
