UNESCO Prize for Global Citizenship Education
The UNESCO Prize for Global Citizenship Education provides an exceptional global platform to promote the visibility and recognition of projects and initiatives in the field of GCED from around the world.
Established in 2024 with the support of the Republic of Korea, the UNESCO Prize is the first of its kind. It will be awarded every two years and recognizes outstanding efforts in promoting and advancing GCED through two categories:
- Youth-led organisations
- Other: individuals, institutions, non-governmental organisations and other entities.
An international jury will select two best projects, one per category, that correspond to the annual theme. Each prize winner will be awarded 50,000 USD.
The 2025 call for applications will be launched in May.
More information coming soon
Global challenges disrupting peace - such as escalating violence and conflict and worsening effects of climate change - can be traced back to entrenched societal inequalities and inequities. Global citizenship education (GCED) has a critical role to play in transforming education to help address these issues and create more just, healthy, and peaceful societies. GCED builds cognitive, behavioural, and social and emotional domains of learning to foster competencies for people to understand the connections between global and local developments and constructively work together to contribute to solutions for evolving social issues.
Applying GCED means bringing multiple stakeholders together from various levels and types of education to reduce barriers to access and improve its quality so that every learner can receive an education that is embedded with principles of respect for human rights, that fosters agency to redress inequities and injustice, and that promotes inclusivity. If achieved on a broad scale, GCED has the potential to impact future generations’ attitudes, skills, and priorities in a way that contributes to peace.
