{"id":10584,"date":"2019-11-05T13:10:18","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T13:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricaportal.com\/?p=10584"},"modified":"2019-11-05T13:10:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-05T13:10:18","slug":"unesco-guillermo-cano-world-press-freedom-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricaportal.com\/unesco-guillermo-cano-world-press-freedom-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO\/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2020 | How To Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"
UNESCO\/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize application form 2020 | How to apply.<\/strong> The UNESCO\/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize application details<\/strong> have been published here. All Eligible and Interested applicants may apply online for this opportunity before the application deadline-closing date. Nominations are open for the\u00a0UNESCO\/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2020.\u00a0This Prize was established by UNESCO\u2019s 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 defence and\/or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, especially if risks have been involved.<\/p>\n 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\u2019s UNESCO\/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Eligibility<\/strong><\/p>\n Application<\/strong>
\nBelow, are the details on UNESCO\/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize application form, requirements, eligibility,\u00a0 qualifications needed, application guidelines, application deadline, how to apply, closing date, and other opportunities links for South Africans is published here on Southafricaportal.com<\/a><\/span><\/strong> as well as on the official website\/application portal.<\/p>\nUNESCO\/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2020 (US$25,000 prize)<\/h2>\n
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Details of UNESCO\/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize<\/strong><\/h2>\n
\nAwarded annually, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day (May 3), the Prize is marked by a ceremony and the winner is presented with the sum of US$25,000. In 2020, the Prize is scheduled to be awarded on April 23. World Press Freedom Day 2020 will take place in The Hague (Netherlands) from April 22-24, 2020. The Prize is funded by the Cano Foundation (Colombia) and the Helsingin Sanomat Foundation (Finland).
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\nNominations for the Prize should be submitted by filling out the\u00a0form<\/a>\u00a0in English or French and sending it before February 15, 2020 by post or by email to:
\nUNESCO
\nCommunication and Information Sector
\nDivision of Freedom of Expression and Media Development
\nSection for Freedom of Expression
\n7, Place de Fontenoy
\n75007 Paris
\nFrance
\nTel: 33.1.45.68.08.91
\nE-mail:\u00a0s.coudray@unesco.org
\nFor more information, visit\u00a0UNESCO<\/a>.<\/strong>
\nDeadline: February 15, 2020<\/strong>
\nHowever, if you have any Feeling regarding the\u00a0UNESCO\/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize<\/b><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>Please kindly DROP A COMMENT below and we will respond to it as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n