154 EX/INF.5 PARIS, 23 March 1998 English & French only UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION EXECUTIVE BOARD Hundred and fifty-fourth Session Item 8.6 of the provisional agenda SUMMARY LIST OF UNESCO PRIZES List of Prizewinners SUMMARY This document contains information about the winners of the UNESCO Prizes which are featured in document 154 EX/43. (i) UNESCO International Prizes Education Sector _______________________________________________________________________ 1 International Reading Association Literacy Award (for Meritorious Work in Literacy) /UNESCO/ _______ 1 Noma Prize (for Meritorious Work in Literacy) /UNESCO/_________________________________________ 6 King Sejong Literacy Prize /UNESCO/ _________________________________________________________ 10 Science Sector ________________________________________________________________________ 12 Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science /UNESCO/ ________________________________________ 12 UNESCO Science Prize ______________________________________________________________________ 14 Carlos J. Finlay Prize (for Meritorious Work in Microbiology) /UNESCO/ ___________________________ 15 Javed Husain Prize for Young Scientists /UNESCO/ ______________________________________________ 16 Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation /UNESCO/ ___________________________________ 16 Sector of Social and Human Sciences _____________________________________________________ 17 Pierre de Coubertin Fair Play Trophies ________________________________________________________ 17 UNESCO Prize for Architecture ______________________________________________________________ 21 UNESCO Prize for the Teaching of Human Rights _______________________________________________ 22 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education ___________________________________________________________ 23 Official UNESCO Award for Distinguished Services to Physical Education and Sport__________________ 25 UNESCO Prize for Landscape Architecture _____________________________________________________ 27 Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize /UNESCO/ _________________________________________________ 28 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence___________________ 28 Sector for Culture _____________________________________________________________________ 29 UNESCO-International Music Council Music Prize ______________________________________________ 29 International Simón Bolívar Prize /UNESCO/ ___________________________________________________ 30 UNESCO Crafts Prize _______________________________________________________________________ 31 UNESCO Prize for the Promotion of the Arts ___________________________________________________ 33 International José Martí Prize ________________________________________________________________ 34 UNESCO Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature in the Service of Tolerance______________ 34 UNESCO Cities for Peace Prize _______________________________________________________________ 35 Sector of Communication, Information and Informatics ______________________________________ 36 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize ___________________________________________ 36 IPDC-UNESCO Prize for Rural Communication_________________________________________________ 36 154 EX/INF.5 Education Sector International Reading Association Literacy Award (for Meritorious Work in Literacy) /UNESCO/ Year Country Laureate Medal 1979 INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION LITERACY AWARD (1979) Papua New Guinea Branch of the Summer Institute of Silver I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Linguistics Honourable Mention, I.R.A.* Indonesia The Agency for the Development of Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Education in the Malang District Diploma Bolivia Professor Mario Guzman Molina Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Panama The General Directorate of Literacy Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Training and Adult Education Diploma 1980 INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION LITERACY AWARD (1979) Ethiopia Ethiopian Co-ordinating Committee for the Silver I.R.A. Medal and Diploma National Literacy Campaign Honourable Mention, I.R.A. Niger Literacy Training Centre Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Diploma 1981 INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION LITERACY AWARD (1979) India Department of Adult Education of the State Silver I.R.A. Medal and Diploma of Bihar Honourable Mention, I.R.A. Côte d'Ivoire The Literary Service of the National Office Bronze I.R.A. Medal and of Rural Promotion Diploma United Kingdom "On the move" Project of the British Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Diploma 1982 INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION LITERACY AWARD (1979) Indonesia Directorate of Community Education Silver I.R.A. Medal and Diploma (PENMAS) Honourable Mention, I.R.A. Italy OPAM - Rome (Association for the Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Advancement of Literacy in the World) Diploma Cuba Cuban Trade Union Confederation Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Diploma 1983 INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION LITERACY AWARD (1979) Kenya Department of adult education of the Silver I.R.A. Medal and Diploma government * International Reading Association 154 EX/INF.5 - page 2 Year Country Laureate Medal Honourable Mention, I.R.A. Iraq The General Federation of Women Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Brazil The Barreirinho Project of the Brazilian Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Literacy Movement (MOBRAL) of the Diploma State of Minas Gerais 1984 INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION LITERACY AWARD (1979) Mexico National Institute for Adult Education Silver I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Honourable Mention, I.R.A. Nigeria Adult and Continuing Education Division Bronze I.R.A. Medal and of the Cross River State Diploma Pakistan Adult Basic Education Society, Gujranwala Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Diploma 1985 INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION LITERACY AWARD (1979) Morocco Literacy and Adult Education Division Silver I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Honourable Mention, I.R.A. Côte d'Ivoire Modern Language Teaching Methods Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Section of the Institute of Applied Diploma Linguistics of the University of Abidjan Thailand Department of Non-Formal Education Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Diploma 1986 INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION LITERACY AWARD (1979) Colombia National Literacy Plan "Camina" Silver I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Honourable Mention, I.R.A. Botswana Girl Guides Association Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Morocco Pre-Vocational Training Programme Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Philippines Non-Graded Mobile Tent School of the Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Cagayan Valley Diploma 1987 INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION LITERACY AWARD (1979) Spain Literacy Programme of the Autonomous Silver I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Andalusian Government Honourable Mention, I.R.A. Niger Post-Literacy Activities of the Tillaberi Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Province Diploma Ecuador Bicultural Shuar System of Education by Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Radio Diploma 154 EX/INF.5 - page 3 Year Country Laureate Medal 1988 INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION LITERACY AWARD (1979) Argentina National Literacy Plan Silver I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Honourable Mention, I.R.A. Mozambique Manica Provincial Literacy Service Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Diploma China Songtao Miao County of Guizhou Province Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Canada Southam Incorporated Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Diploma 1989 INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION LITERACY AWARD (1979) Nigeria Adult Education Department, University of Silver I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Ibadan Honourable Mention, I.R.A. Thailand Border Police Patrol Schools Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Diploma 1990 INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION LITERACY AWARD (1979) Dominican Republic Universidad Central del Este (UCE) Silver I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Honourable Mention, I.R.A. Nigeria Kano State Agency for Mass Education Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Netherlands Mrs Mieke Starmans Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Diploma 1991 INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION LITERACY AWARD (1979) Japan UNESCO Co-Action Learning Centre Silver I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Movement - Japan (submitted by the Asian Pacific Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations (AFUCA)) Honourable Mention, I.R.A. United Republic of Tanzania Tanzania Rural Press Egypt Local Radio Network of Egypt 1992 INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION LITERACY AWARD (1979) Guinea Fouta Djallon Agricultural Rehabilitation Silver I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Project (PRAFD) of the Republic of Guinea Honourable Mention, I.R.A. Bangladesh Swanirvar Bangladesh (Self-Reliant Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Bangladesh) Diploma El Salvador The Grafic Press (La Prensa Grafica) of El Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Salvador Diploma 154 EX/INF.5 - page 4 Year Country Laureate Medal 1993 INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION LITERACY AWARD (1979) Swaziland Sebenta National Institute of Swaziland Silver I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Honourable Mention, I.R.A. Philippines Operation Brotherhood (O.B.) Montessori Bronze I.R.A. Medal and twin programmes: Pagsasarili pre-schools Diploma and mothercraft and literacy training, Philippines Guatemala National Literacy Committee (CONALFA) Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Guatemala Diploma 1994 INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION LITERACY AWARD (1979) Malawi National Centre for Literacy and Adult Silver I.R.A. Medal and Diploma Education of Malawi Honourable Mention, I.R.A. Spain Workers training centre (Centro Obrero De Bronze I.R.A. Medal and Formacion (CODEF)) in Las Delicias, Diploma Zaragoza, Spain Brazil Basic Education Movement (Movimiento Bronze I.R.A. Medal and de Educacao de Base (MEB)) of Brazil Diploma 1995 INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION