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

News 1st October 2006

2006 - UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-violence

In the media The Hindu - 18th March 2006

UNESCO backs South Asia Foundation's work on regional cooperation

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, opened on Friday the annual meeting of the South Asia Foundation at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The South Asia Foundation (SAF), founded in 2000 by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh, promotes regional cooperation and peace through education, understanding and friendship among the people of South Asia.

Conference Paris, France - 17th March 2006

SAF Governing Council Meeting, 17th - 18th March 2006, Paris, France

The annual meeting of the Governing Council of the South Asia Foundation (SAF) was held in Paris, France, on 17th and 18th March 2006 at UNESCO Headquarters and the residence of Ambassador Madanjeet Singh. It was opened by Mr. Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO and attended by the Chairpersons of the eight SAF Chapters, Vice-Chancellors of South Asian universities, specially invited guests, secretaries of the Advisory Boards of SAF Chapters, and a number of Paris-based Ambassadors and Permanent Delegates to UNESCO and UNESCO officials. The list of participants is reproduced in an annex to this report.

News UNESCO - 16th March 2006

The Oral and Intangible Heritage of South Asia

News 1st October 2004

2004 - UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-violence

Conference Afghanistan - 22nd March 2004

MoU between 'SAF', 'UNESCO' and the Madanjeet Singh Institute for Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Madanjeet Singh, The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and The Ministry of Information and Culture of Afghanistan concerning the Madanjeet Singh Institute for Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage.

Event Paris, France - 22nd March 2004

The UNESCO-SAF Madanjeet Singh Institute of Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage, Kabul.

Conference 17th June 2003

Establishment of the UNESCO-SAF Madanjeet Singh Institute of Afghanistan’s Cultural Heritage, Kabul

News 3rd October 2002

2002 - UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-violence

Conference Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France - 28th September 2002

First Meeting of the Steering Committee, 28th - 29th September 2002, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France

The 1st meeting of the Steering Committee (SC) of the SAF Learning Initiative was held to discuss the initial academic programme offering. The SC discussed the minutes of the meeting of VCs held on September 28th 2002, and approved them with minor changes.