Michel Camdessus, Member of the jury of the Prize for conflict prevention (In French)

Managing Director of The International Monetary Fund, Michel Camdessus makes a difference between the Fondation Chirac Prize and the Nobel Prize : the first one wants to to improve awareness and support for those who dedicate a part of their lives and resources to preventing conflicts, the other one rewards peace efforts to stop a conflict which has already outburst.

Olivier Lafourcade, Member of the Committee of experts of the Prize (In French)

Member of the Committee of Experts of the Fondation Chirac Prize for Conflict Prevention, Olivier Lafourcade points out two main obstacles to conflict prevention: the complexity of the roots of the conflicts and the difficulty to identify the qualified actors to interfere.

Ismaïl Serageldin, Member of the jury of the Prize for conflict prevention (In French)

To Ismaïl Serageldin, Director of the library of Alexandria, this Orize will better international recognition of the efforts of those who work to prevent conflicts.

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