Peace Summit Award

Honouring a man or woman who stood up for human rights and spread the principles of peace

PEACE SUMMIT AWARD

Every year, during the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates, the Nobel Laureates honour a man or woman of peace with the Peace Summit Award. They are selected from personalities from the world of culture and entertainment who have stood up for human rights and for the spread of the principles of Peace and Solidarity in the world, and have made an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace.

Former recipients include: Bertolucci, George Clooney, Bob Geldoff, Bono, Sean Penn, Sharon Stone, Roberto Benigni, among others. 

2019 PEACE SUMMIT AWARD

The 2019 Peace Summit Award was presented to Puerto Rican-born global superstar Ricky Martin, who has been a passionate philanthropist since he began his pop career aged 12. The winner of among others, the Hispanic Heritage Award in 2002 for his humanitarian work, he was appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2003. His life-changing work continues with the Ricky Martin Foundation, which advocates for the wellbeing of children around the world.

 

Men or women of peace who have made an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace

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