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

In the media The Statesman - 20th January 2010

Dreams and realities

The passing away of Marxist stalwart Jyoti Basu ends an important chapter of India’s history of Independence led by Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru, writes MADANJEET SINGH.

In the media Jang Press, Islamabad, Pakistan - 17th November 2009
News UNESCO, Paris - 16th November 2009
News Paris, France - 16th November 2009

UNESCO Press Communiqué address by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh

Address by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh Founder, South Asia Foundation (SAF) at UNESCO Headquarters Paris on the occasion of the award ceremony of 2009 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence.

News 16th November 2009

2009 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence award ceremony

The UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence was awarded to this year’s two laureates - François Houtart, Belgian sociologist and theologian, and Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistani philanthropist – at a ceremony at UNESCO’s Paris Headquarters on 16 November - International Day for Tolerance.

News UNESCO, Paris - 13th November 2009
In the media UNESCO, Paris - 10th November 2009
News 5th November 2009
News 27th October 2009

Laureates of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize 2009

I am pleased to inform you that the Director-General of UNESCO Mr Koïchiro Matsuura has decided, following the unanimous recommendation of the International Jury, to award the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence 2009.

In the media Times of India - 27th October 2009

Belgian, Pakistani bag UN prize for promoting Gandhian ideals

A Belgian human rights activist and a Pakistani philanthropist have bagged a coveted United Nations prize which draws its inspiration from apostle of peace Mahatma Gandhi's life.