UNESCO is seeking nominations for UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2016.
UNESCO invites the governments of Member States, in consultation with their National Commissions, as well as from international and regional professional and non-governmental organizations active in the fields of journalism and freedom of expression to nominate candidates for next year's UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.
This Prize was established by UNESCO's Executive Board, in 1997, in honour of Guillermo Cano, a Colombian journalist who died in the exercise of his profession. Its purpose is to reward each year a person, organization or institution that has made a notable contribution to the defence and/or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, especially if risks have been involved.
Awarded annually, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day (3 May), the Prize is marked by a ceremony and the winner is presented with the sum of US$25,000.
World Press Freedom Day 2016 will take place in Helsinki, Finland, from 3 to 4 May 2016.
The Prize is funded by the Cano Foundation (Colombia) and the Helsingin Sanomat Foundation (Finland).
Rules of the Prize are available here.
How to submit your nomination:
Nominations for the Prize should be submitted by filling out the form in English or French and sending it before 15 February 2016 by post or by email to:
UNESCO
Communication and Information Sector
Division of Freedom of Expression and Media Development through the National Commissionof Cabo Verde for UNESCO at:
Section for Freedom of Expression
7 Place de Fontenoy
75007 Paris
France
Tel: 33.1.45.68.42.12
Or by
Cabo Verde National Commission for UNESCO
Achada de Santo António-Praia
2º Esq. Prédio do NOVO BANCO
PO BOX: 51-A
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