UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2024

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UNESCO invites the governments of Member States, in consultation with their National Commissions, as well as international and regional professional non-governmental organizations, active in the field of press freedom, to nominate candidates for next year’s UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.

Application Deadline: 15th February 2024

Eligible Countries: All

To be taken at (country): World Press Freedom Day

About the Award: This Prize was established by UNESCO’s Executive Board, in 1997, in honour of Guillermo Cano, a Colombian journalist who died in the exercise of his profession. Its purpose is to reward each year a person, organization or institution that has made a notable contribution to the defense and/or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, especially if risks have been involved.

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Type: Contest

Eligibility:  The Prize will reward a person, organization or institution that has made a notable contribution to the defense and/or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, especially if risks have been involved.

Number of Awardees: 1

Value of Contest:  US$25,000

How to Apply: The nomination form should be submitted in English or in French, by 15 February 2024 by post 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

For more information, please contact: [email protected]

Visit Contest Webpage for details

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