International Simón Bolívar Prize

The International Simón Bolívar Prize serves to recognise activities of outstanding merit that, in accordance with the ideals of Latin American independence hero Simón Bolívar, "contribute to the freedom, independence and dignity of peoples and to the strengthening of a new international economic, social and cultural order".[1]

International Simón Bolívar Prize
Sponsored byGovernment of Venezuela
Date1983
Presented byUNESCO
Reward(s)US$ 25,000
WebsiteOfficial website

The Prize is awarded by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) every second year, on 24 July (the anniversary of Bolívar's birth). In addition to the intrinsic distinction bestowed on recipients, the award comes with a sum of money (currently USD $25,000), determined and donated by the government of Venezuela.

Prize winners are selected by the unanimous decision a jury of seven "eminent persons" – five representing the regions of the world, one chosen by the Venezuelan authorities, and a representative of the director-general – from a list of candidates submitted by UNESCO member states and associate members. Both individuals and institutions are eligible as candidates.

Laureates

The following persons and organisations have been recognised by the International Simón Bolívar Prize since the scheme's inception in 1983:[2]

YearRecipientCountry
1983Juan Carlos I of Spain
Nelson Mandela		 Spain
 South Africa
1985Contadora Group Colombia  Mexico  Panama  Venezuela
1988Vicariate of Solidarity Chile
1990Václav Havel Czechoslovakia
1992Aung San Suu Kyi
Julius Nyerere		 Burma
 Tanzania
1996Muhammad Yunus Bangladesh
1998Mário Soares
Milad Hanna		 Portugal
 Egypt
2000Samuel Ruiz García
Julio Sanguinetti		 Mexico
 Uruguay
2004Nadia Al-Jurdi Nouaihed
Casa de las Américas		 Lebanon
 Cuba

References
  1. "International Simón Bolívar Prize". UNESCO. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  2. "List of the winners of the International Simon Bolivar Prize". UNESCO. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
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