The Sydney Peace Prize is awarded by the Sydney Peace Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation associated with the University of Sydney. The Sydney Peace Prize is the only International Peace Prize awarded in Australia. The University of Sydney, established in Sydney in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia. ...

The City of Sydney is a major supporter of the Sydney Peace Prize. This involves a significant financial contribution along with other in-kind support in order to foster peace with justice within Sydney. This article is about the local government area. ...

Over three months each year, the Sydney Peace Prize jury - comprising seven individuals who represent corporate, media, academic and community sector interests - assesses the merits of the nominees' efforts to promote peace with justice. It is awarded to an organisation or individual:

• who has made significant contributions to global peace including improvements in personal security and steps towards eradicating poverty, and other forms of structural violence
• whose role and responsibilities enable the recipient to use the prize to further the cause of peace with justice
• whose work illustrates the philosophy and principles of non-violence

The jury has been prepared to make some controversial choices. Sydney Peace Foundation Director, Emeritus Professor Stuart Rees, said "The initiators of the Sydney Peace Prize aimed to influence public interest in peace with justice, an ideal which is often perceived as controversial. The choice of a non-controversial candidate for a peace prize would be a safe option but unlikely to prompt debate or to increase understanding. Consensus usually encourages compliance, often anaesthetises and seldom informs." (SMH) Emeritus Professor Stuart Rees AM is the Director of the Sydney Peace Foundation (founder of the Sydney Peace Prize), at the University of Sydney in Australia. ...

In 2004 conservative commentators such as Gerard Henderson criticised the award being presented to Arundhati Roy for her general support for resistance in Iraq against the invasion and occupation by the USA and other countries. Roy's supporters, however, defended the decision on the basis that Roy strictly advocates non-violent resistance alone. Gerard Henderson is a well known conservative Australian newspaper columnist for the Sydney Morning Herald, and is executive director of the Sydney Institute, a conservative think-tank. ... Suzanna Arundhati Roy[1] (born November 24, 1961) is an Indian novelist, writer and activist. ...

In 2003 the awarding of the prize to Dr. Hanan Ashrawi caused much debate and several protests arising from Ashrawi's role as a Palestinian spokeperson in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hanan Ashrawi Dr. Hanan Daoud Khalil Ashrawi (born 8 October 1946 in Ramallah, British Mandate of Palestine) is a Palestinian Anglican scholar and political activist. ... Israel, with the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights The Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which is often claimed to be at the heart of the Arab-Israeli conflict, is an ongoing dispute between two peoples, Jewish Israelis and Arab Palestinians, that both claim the right to sovereignty over the Land...

Prize winners

• 1998 - Professor Muhammad Yunus, the founder of the Grameen Bank for the poor
• 1999 - Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, former Nobel Peace Prize recipient
• 2000 - Xanana Gusmão, the poet-artist and president of East Timor
• 2001 - Sir William Deane, the former Governor-General of Australia
• 2002 - Mary Robinson, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
• 2003 - Dr. Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian academic and human rights campaigner
• 2004 - Arundhati Roy, Indian novelist and peace activist
• 2005 - Olara Otunnu, United Nations Under Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict from Uganda
• 2006 - Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International
• 2007 - Hans Blix, chairman of the UN Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission

1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Dr. Muhammad Yunus (Bengali: , pronounced ) (born June 28, 1940) is a Bangladeshi banker and economist. ... The Grameen Bank (Bangla: গ্রামীণ ব্যাংক) is a microfinance organization and community development bank started in Bangladesh that makes small loans (known as microcredit) to the impoverished without requiring collateral. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African cleric and activist who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. ... Lester B. Pearson after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize (Swedish and Norwegian: Nobels fredspris) is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão (born June 20, 1946), born José Alexandre Gusmão, is the first President of East Timor in Southeast Asia. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, trade unions, universities, and countries. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir William Patrick Deane AC KBE (born 4 January 1931), Australian judge and 22nd Governor-General of Australia, was born in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Michael Jeffery, the current Governor-General of Australia The Governor-General of Australia is the representative in Australia of Australias head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, who lives in the United Kingdom. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Mary Robinson (Irish name Máire Mhic Róibín; born 21 May 1944) was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002. ... The purpose of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights involves the promotion and protection of human rights worldwide through direct contact with individual governments and the provision of technical assistance where appropriate. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hanan Ashrawi Dr. Hanan Daoud Khalil Ashrawi (born 8 October 1946 in Ramallah, British Mandate of Palestine) is a Palestinian Anglican scholar and political activist. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Suzanna Arundhati Roy[1] (born November 24, 1961) is an Indian novelist, writer and activist. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Irene Zubaida Khan (born 1956 in Dhaka, Bangladesh) is the seventh and current Secretary General of human rights organization Amnesty International. ... Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a non-governmental organization that promotes human rights. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the CE era. ...   (born 28 June 1928 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a Swedish diplomat and politician. ...

External links

• Sydney Peace Foundation