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The physical token of the award is a metal plaque bearing the UN seal and an artistic design, and engraved with an appropriate citation. In contrast to the Nobel prizes – whose list of prizewinners of the Nobel Peace Prize shares much common ground with the UN Prize in the Field of Human Rights – the UN's awards are non-monetary in nature.
United States: Ghana Women of Courage Award: United States Department of State: Ghanaian women who have shown leadership, courage, resourcefulness, and willingness to sacrifice for others, especially in promoting women's rights in Ghana United States: Glamour Awards: Glamour (magazine) Extraordinary and inspirational women from a variety of fields
List of Nansen Refugee Award recipients; M. ... United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights; United Nations Public Service Awards; W. Women in Business Award
United Nations Correspondents Association: Florence Nightingale Medal: International Committee of the Red Cross: Those distinguished in the nursing field [1] Nansen Refugee Award: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: In recognition of outstanding service to the cause of refugees, displaced or stateless people [2] Henry Dunant Medal
Historians describe two waves of feminism in history: the first in the 19 th century, growing out of the anti-slavery movement, and the second, in the 1960s and 1970s. Women have made great ...
Annual Human Rights Defender Award: Ethiopian Human Rights Defenders Center: Recognizes the situations of human rights defenders in Ethiopia and highlight the risks they face in their daily lives as well as , the award enhance the award recipient’s human rights activities. The recipient must follow a peaceful approach and must work from a ...
The Women of Achievement Awards event in August will honor two women and one organization. Award recipients announced for Women's Network Leadership Institute's annual event Skip to main content
The Center for Women's Global Leadership (CWGL) lobbied the United Nations and the international community to view women's rights as a human rights issue. CWGL is a component of the Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign, working towards the establishment of a new United Nations Gender Entity that works for equality for all of the ...