UN Peace prize (failed)
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The UN Peace prize medal
Statute:
- The UN Peace prize shall be donated to the person or an organisation who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses. The prize will be decided by a Committee. In awarding the prize no consideration whatever shall be given to the nationality of the candidates, but that the most worthy shall receive the prize.
- The Committee shall be formed by 10 persons of high morality and renowned for humanitarian diligence,elected by the most important international humanitarian organisations, recognized by the UN, every 7 years.
- If a work that is being rewarded has been produced by 2 or 3 persons, the prize shall be awarded to them jointly.
- To be considered eligible for the award, it is necessary to be nominated in writing by a person competent to make such a nomination. Each year the prize adjudication shall embrace such nominations as have been submitted during the preceding twelve months up to February 1.
- Nominations should be explained and accompanied by the publications and other documents cited in support of them.
- On the Festival Day of the UN Peace Prize Foundation, December 27, the Committee shall present to each prizewinner the diploma and the gold medal bearing the image of a group of three men forming a fraternal bond and the inscription "Pro pace et fraternitate gentium". It shall be incumbent on a prizewinner, whenever this is possible, to give a lecture on a subject relevant to the work for which the prize has been awarded.
- No appeals may be made against the decision of the Committee with regard to the award of a prize. Proposals received for the award of a prize, and investigations and opinions concerning the award of a prize, may not be divulged before 10 years.
- Votes For: 8063
- Votes Against: 8811
- Voting Ended: Thu Apr 7 2005
Other resources
- United Nations
- NewTexas maintains text documents of all UN resolution votes complete with vote tallies, passed or failed.
- UN Timeline
- RL Nobel peace prize
