Seeds of Peace
November 17

Anniversary of UNESCO Peace Prize award to Seeds of Peace, founded in 1993 to encourage friendship among youth whose ethnic or national groups are in conflict. Seeds of Peace affirms that while governments negotiate treaties, “peace is made by people."

Participants in Seeds of Peace summer camps learn conflict-resolution skills and discard entrenched beliefs that members of a particular group are to be considered enemies. Living and working together as friends, they build mutual respect and understanding.

At the presentation of the UNESCO Peace Prize to Seeds of Peace on November 17, 2000, Secretary-General Kofi Annan offered these words of praise: "There can be no more important initiative than bringing together young people who have seen the ravages of war to learn the art of peace. Seeds of Peace is certainly an example of the world the United Nations is actively working for."

Visit the Seeds of Peace website.

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