Created in 1997, the annual UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize honours a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the defence and, or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, and especially when this has been achieved in the face of danger.
The Prize was established on the initiative of UNESCO’s Executive Board and is formally conferred by the Director-General of the Organization, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, on 3 May.
It is named in honour of Guillermo Cano Isaza, a Colombian journalist who was assassinated in front of the offices of his newspaper El Espectador in Bogotá, Colombia on 17 December 1986.
Nominations are now open
UNESCO invites Member States to nominate candidates for UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2023, in consultation with their National Commissions, as well as international and regional professional non-governmental organizations in the field of journalism and press freedom.
How to submit your nomination
The nomination form should be submitted in English or in French, by 15 February 2023 by post or by e-mail to:
- Secretariat of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize
Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists Section
UNESCO
7, Place de Fontenoy
75352 Paris cedex 07, France
Email: unesco-cano-prize@unesco.org
For more information, please consult the rules of the Prize
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