Winners of the 2018 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize to A Canadian filmmaker & the Kenyan NGO

News Paris, France - 27th October 2014

Award Ceremony : UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize 2014 for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence

Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of the UNESCO, and Ms France Marquet, Principal Trustee of the Madanjeet Singh Foundation, request the pleasure of your Company at the ward Ceremony for the 2014 UNESCO Madamjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence....

News Paris, France - 17th October 2014
News Paris, France - 17th October 2014

Ms France Marquet represented SAF at the COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL PARTNERS during the Executive Board Meeting

Ms France Marquet represented the South Asia Foundation at the COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL PARTNERS during the Executive Board meeting

News Paris, France - 10th October 2014

Nobel Peace Prize: Director-General congratulates Malala and Khailash Satyarthi

Oslo/Paris, 10 October: Education activists Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay have won the Nobel Peace Prize "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.” Both laureates have been working closely with UNESCO to promote education, especially for girls and for child labourers. The Director-General of the Organization, Irina Bokova, issued this statement on the awards:

News Sozopol, Bulgaria - 2nd October 2014

Ms France Marquet Trustee MSF-SAF represented South Asia foundation at International Conference of NGO-UNESCO

Ms France Marquet Trustee MSF-SAF represented South Asia foundation at International Conference of NGO-UNESCO Partners NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee 2013-2014

News France, Paris - 22nd September 2014

2014 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence.

Ibrahim Ag Idbaltanat (Mali) and Francisco Javier Estevez Valencia (Chile) to share 2014 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence

Event Paris, UNESCO Headquarters - 19th September 2014

Ms France Marquet, represented SAF-MSF at International Day of Peace on 19 September, 2014 in Paris

Ms France Marquet, Trustee MSF-SAF represented South Asia Foundation and attended the round table on the occasion of the international Day of Peace at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris

News Paris, France - 30th May 2014

UNESCO Announces King Sejong Literacy Prize 2014

On Behalf o The Director-General, I Hereby have the honour of lunching the call for nominations of candidates for the 2014 edition of the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes. Initially established in 1967....

News Paris, France - 24th March 2014

Call for nominations for the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence -2014

Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence 2014. The Prize is intended to honour significant activities in the scientific, artistic, cultural or communication fields that aim to promote a spirit of tolerance and non-violence.....

Event Paris, France - 9th March 2014

Ms France Marquet, SAF representative to UNESCO attended theEducation, Sport and Cultural diversity Event at UNESCO

Within the framework of the activities promoted by the NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee, around forty NGOs organize, on 6 March 2014, in partnership with UNESCO, a day event to promote the universality of human rights....