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The Dutch Women in Conflict Situations and Peacekeeping Taskforce presents:

the 1325 Award.

This award aims to honour and encourage an individual or a civil society organisation in a conflict country or region, that has developed groundbreaking and effective initiatives to promote the rights of women and to increase their participation at decision-making levels in peaceprocesses.

Deadline nominations postponed to 15 July 2006!

The Women in Conflict Situations and Peacekeeping Taskforce has decided to move the ceremonial announcement of the winner of the 1325 Award to 19 October 2006. Thus the presentation of the 1325 Award takes place around Resolution 1325’s birthday. This allows organizations more time to nominate their candidates. Organizations are invited to send in nominations of individuals or organizations before 15 July 2006. If you have already sent in a nomination and want to add some information, please feel welcome to do so before 15 July 2006.

http://www.1325award.nl/index.php?id=12&ln=en

The 1325 Award is a one-off prize granted to an individual or a civil society organization that has effectively and innovatively contributed to the promotion of women’s rights and the increase of their participation at decision-making levels in peace processes.

In short, the 1325 Award aims to reward those who have contributed to the implementation of Resolution 1325.

The award comprises

  • a sum of € 15,000 of prize money,
  • a work of art made exclusively for the occasion,
  • a tour through the Netherlands to present the prize-winner’s work to a diversity of audiences in the Netherlands.

Not only the winner, but all short listed candidates will be given the publicity they deserve through this website.




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