Man of Peace

The title Man of Peace was created in 1999 by the annual World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome. The purpose of the award is to recognize individuals who "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, made an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace".[1]

An initiative by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, himself a winner of a Nobel Peace Prize, the award is presented in Rome's Campidoglio (Capitoline Hill) by President Gorbachev, Walter Veltroni, Mayor of Rome, and the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates attending the annual summit meeting.

In its early years the award was referred to as both the "Man for Peace" in Europe and "Man of Peace" in the United States. In 2006 its title was officially changed to "Man of Peace", also "Peace Summit Award".

Recipients of the award are:

In addition, the conference also awarded the "Peace Summit Award for Social Activism" to "associations which have distinguished themselves for their outstanding contribution to international peace and social justice".[5]

Laureate Summit Members

1999

2000

2002

2003

2004

2005

Bibliography

References

  1. The Peace Summit Award
  2. Sean Penn to receive annual Peace Summit Award at the upcoming 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
  3. Peace Summit Award 2013: Sharon Stone
  4. Peace Summit Award 2014: Bernardo Bertolucci
  5. Peace Summit Award for Social Activism
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