The Fondation Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention
Those of good will must rally so that peace may prevail over factors of war.
Jacques Chirac
Fondation Chirac launch, June 9, 2008Peace efforts are awarded the Nobel Prize. However, efforts to establish dialogue at the root of conflict prevention are rarely, if at all rewarded at the international level. Nevertheless, many men, women and institutions work in one way or another, despite the risks, to prevent conflicts. Trying to prevent conflicts as suspicion and aggression escalate is oftentimes riskier than maintaining peace between two exhausted antagonists, who have oftentimes already measured the senselessness of the suffering they are mutually inflicting.
Conflict prevention is a low-profile endeavor due to a lack of academic definitions and to the absence of recognition by international organizations, despite the efforts of the Boutros Boutros Ghali to create a completely separate category of international action in his Agenda for Peace.
The Fondation Chirac Award for Conflict Prevention aims to improve awareness and support for those who dedicate a part of their lives and resources to preventing conflicts.
It will increase international recognition of these efforts, spark new callings, and offer financial means to chosen individuals to continue their work.
The Fondation Chirac’s projects
The Jury and the Experts Committee
The Fondation Chirac brings together an International Jury and a Committee of Experts to select Prize recipients.
The Committee of Experts identifies potential conflict zones. After compiling all the various peace efforts, the committee submits to the Prize Jury a list of individuals or institutions who have contributed to creating dialogue between opposition.
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The Laureates in 2009
November 6, 2009, the Prize Jury, presided by Jacques Chirac, distinguished Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye, two Nigerians committed to the reconciliation between Christians and Muslims, and to Mr. Park Jae-Kyu, President of the Kyungnam University and South Korea’s former Minister of Unification for his efforts to promote peace on the Korean peninsula.
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Managing Director
Arnaud Danjean is the Managing Director for Conflict Prevention. He is assisted by Pierre Catalan.
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They support the Prize for Conflict Prevention
The Fondation Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention is organized thanks to Areva, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations, JCDecaux and Orascom Telecom.
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News and events
Invitation to the 2010 award ceremony for the Conflict Prevention Prize
To receive an invitation to the 2010 award ceremony for the Conflict Prevention Prize, click here > Read more
The Imam and the Pastor – An African Answer, FLT Films
A sequel to The Imam and the Pastor, shot in Kenya, was premiered in Nairobi on 11 June 2010 in the Amani Room of the Serena Hotel in Nairobi. > Read more
Adapting the MDGs to new issues, by Philippe Brongniart
On May 19, 2010, the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs brought together French leaders in the field of cooperation and development to discuss the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). > Read more
