Serageldin on the Jury of Fondation Chirac Prize for the Prevention of Conflicts
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Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director of the Library of Alexandria, meets with the Jury Committee members of the Fondation Chirac in Paris, on 15 June 2010, to select this year’s winner of the Foundation Prize for the Prevention of Conflicts.
During the meeting, an international Committee of Experts, after having identified potential conflict zones and compiled all the various peace efforts, submits to the Prize Jury a list of individuals or institutions who have contributed to creating dialogue between opposition. Comprised of leading peacemakers, the Jury will study the first candidates proposed by the Experts Committee, and will make its first selection and recommendations. The final selection will be made in a second Jury meeting later this year.
The members of the Jury, Chaired by Jacques Chirac, Former President of France; Simone Veil, Member of the Académie Française; Vaira Vike-Freiberga, Former President of Latvia; Joaquim Chissano, Former President of Mozambique; Federico Mayor, Former Director General of UNESCO; Andrea Riccardi, Founder of the Catholic Community of Sant’Egidio; Michel Camdessus, Former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund; and Ismail Serageldin.
Last year’s prize went to Imam Muhammad Ashafa and Pastor James Wuye for their efforts in Nigeria; and the Special Jury Prize went to Dr. Park Jae-Kyu for his work on the Korean peninsula.
The Fondation Chirac is established with the aim of protecting biodiversity, cultivating dialogue between cultures and fostering respect for the environment.