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Thislist of peace prizes is an index to articles on notable prizes awarded for contributions towards achieving or maintaining peace. The list is organized by region and country of the sponsoring organization, but many of the prizes are open to people from around the world.
| Award | Sponsor | Year founded and notes |
|---|---|---|
| Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize | UNESCO | 1991; for individuals and organizations who have made a significant contribution to promoting, seeking, safeguarding, or maintaining peace |
| N-Peace Awards | United Nations Development Programme | 2010; for women making outstanding contributions in peace |
| UNESCO Prize for Peace Education | UNESCO | 1981; excellent effort in the drive to reach a better quality education |
| UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize | UNESCO | 1996; for extraordinary creative achievements in promoting tolerance, as notable models for others in the field of peace-building |
| United Nations Peace Medal | United Nations | 1971; commemorative medal produced by the United Nations to promote peace |
| UN Queensland Community Award | United Nations Association of Australia | For selfless and often uncelebrated efforts and commitment in their day-to-day lives relating to issues of peace, human rights, social justice, and equality |
| Country | Award | Sponsor | Year founded and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Pearson Medal of Peace | United Nations Association in Canada | 1979; to recognize an individual Canadian's "contribution to international service" |
| Canada | Calgary Peace Prize | Mount Royal University | 2006; to individuals for global peace work |
| Canada | Stories of Peace Award | Canadian Peace Museum | 2023 |
| United States | Jane Addams Children's Book Award | Jane Addams Peace Association | 1953; to a children's book that advances the causes of peace and social equality |
| United States | Women Building Peace Award | United States Institute of Peace | 2019[1] |
| United States | Community of Christ International Peace Award | Community of Christ | 1993; honors and brings attention to the work of peacemaking and peacemakers in the world |
| United States | Dayton Literary Peace Prize | Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation | 2006; recognizing the power of the written word to promote peace |
| United States | Dialog and Peace Award | Niagara Foundation | 2006; individuals or organizations whp have demonstrated strong commitment to serving their community while maintaining a global mindset |
| United States | Albert Einstein Peace Prize | Albert Einstein Peace Prize Foundation | 1980 |
| United States | El-Hibri Peace Education Prize | El-Hibri Foundation | 2007; to celebrate and encourage individuals who embody the principles of peace, justice, and inclusion |
| United States | Gandhi Peace Award | Promoting Enduring Peace | 1960; for contributions made in the promotion of international peace and good will |
| United States | Grawemeyer Award | University of Louisville | 1988; ideas for improving world order |
| United States | World Methodist Peace Award | World Methodist Council | 1976; for courage, creativity, and consistency in the cause for peace |
| United States | Pacem in Terris Award | Catholic Church | 1964; to honor a person for their achievements in peace and justice, not only in their country but in the world |
| United States | Pope Paul VI Teacher of Peace Award | Pax Christi USA | 1978; to an individual who has exemplified Pope Paul VI's World Day for Peace message: "To reach peace, teach peace."[2] |
| United States | International Pfeffer Peace Award | Fellowship of Reconciliation (United States) | 1989; to individuals or organizations whose commitment to peace, justice, and reconciliation is recognized as extraordinary |
| United States | Paul Bartlett Ré Peace Prize | University of New Mexico | 2007; UNM student, faculty, staffmember, retiree, or alumnus who has demonstrated notable achievements in promoting world peace and understanding |
| United States | The US Peace Prize | US Peace Memorial Foundation | 2009; recognizes the "most outstanding and prominent American antiwar leaders."[3] |
| United States | War Resisters League Peace Award | War Resisters League | 1958; to a person or organization whose work represents the League's radical nonviolent program of action |
| United States | World Peace Prize | World Peace Corps Mission | 1989; to promote world peace and inter-religious understanding |
| Country | Award | Sponsor | Year founded and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | UAE International Award for Poets of Peace | International Humanitarian City | 2014; promote the peace message to the world |
| China | Confucius Peace Prize | China International Peace Studies Center | 2010; to promote world peace from an Eastern perspective, and Confucian peace specifically |
| India | Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration | Indian National Congress | 1987; promote national integration, understanding, and fellowship amongst religious groups, ethnic groups, cultures, languages, and traditions of India |
| India | Indira Gandhi Prize | Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust | 1986; to individuals or organisations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development, and a new international economic order |
| India | Gandhi Mandela Awards | Gandhi Mandela Foundation | 2019; Peace, Social Welfare, Culture, Health Care, Sports, Education, and Innovation |
| India | Gandhi Peace Prize | Government of India | 1995; Contributions towards social, economic, and political transformation through nonviolence and other Gandhian methods |
| Japan | Niwano Peace Prize | Niwano Peace Foundation | 1983; for interreligious cooperation in the cause of peace |
| Philippines | Gusi Peace Prize | Gusi Peace Prize Foundation | 2002; recognizes individuals and organizations who contribute to global peace and progress through a wide variety of fields |
| Philippines | Ramon Magsaysay Award | Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation | 1958; contributions in Government Service, Public Service, Community Leadership, Journalism, Literature and Creative Communication Arts, Peace and International Understanding, and Emergent Leadership |
| South Korea | Manhae Prize | The Society for the Promotion and Practice of Manhae's Thoughts | 2008; Peace, Social Service, Academic Excellence, Art, Literature, and Buddhist Missionary Work |
| South Korea | Seoul Peace Prize | Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation | 1990; to crystallize the wishes of the Korean people for peace in the Korean peninsula and the rest of the world |
| South Korea | Sunhak Peace Prize | Sunhak Peace Prize Committee | 2015; enduring contributions to help resolve worldwide suffering, conflict, poverty, and threats to the environment, by promoting a comprehensive, future-oriented vision of peace |
| Country | Award | Sponsor | Year founded and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | European Medal of Tolerance | European Council on Tolerance and Reconciliation | 2010; Honour and reward extraordinary creative achievements in the promotion of tolerance |
| Belgium | Pax Christi International Peace Award | Pax Christi International | 1988; those who stand up for peace, justice, and nonviolence across the globe[4] |
| Finland | World Peace Council prizes | World Peace Council | 1950; Called the International Peace Prize from 1949 to 1957, Joliot-Curie Medal of Peace afterwards |
| Germany / Poland | Brückepreis (Bridge prize) | Town ofGörlitz/Zgorzelec | 1993; person who contributed by a life's work to better understanding between peoples in Europe |
| Germany | Civis Media Prize | CIVIS Media Foundation | 1988; for radio and television broadcasting projects that promote peaceful coexistence within the European immigration community |
| Germany | Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels ( Peace Prize of the German book trade) | Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels | 1950; for individuals who have contributed to ideals of tolerance through their exceptional activities, especially in the fields of literature, science, and art |
| Germany | Otto Hahn Peace Medal | United Nations Association of Germany | 1988; for outstanding services to peace, tolerance, and international understanding |
| Germany | Sean MacBride Peace Prize | International Peace Bureau | 1992; person or organisation who has done outstanding work for peace, disarmament, and/or human rights |
| Germany | Stuttgart Peace Prize | Die AnStifter | 2003; To people or projects involved in a special way for peace, justice, and world solidarity |
| Italy | Art, Science and Peace Prize | Man Center and World Interreligious Center | 2002; artists and scientists who have worked for peace and the welfare of society and the world |
| Italy | Man of Peace | World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates | 1999; personalities from the world of culture and entertainment who have stood up for human rights and for the spread of the principles of peace and solidarity in the world, who made an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace |
| Italy | Premio Testimone di Pace | President of Italy | 2007; person, organization, or association particularly distinguished for their commitment and action in the context of peace and nonviolence |
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg Peace Prize | Schengen Peace Foundation | 2012; world wide for building outstanding peace and/or a culture of outstanding peace across thirteen categories: activist, youth, organisation, public effort, education, peace support, technology, journalism, peace process, environmental, inner peace, art, sport |
| Netherlands | International Children's Peace Prize | KidsRights Foundation | 2005; child who has made a significant contribution to advocating children's rights and improving the situation of vulnerable children such as orphans, child labourers, and children with HIV/AIDS |
| Netherlands | OPCW–The Hague Award | Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons | 2014; individuals and institutions who have significantly contributed towards the goal of a world free of chemical weapons |
| Netherlands | Wateler Peace Prize | Carnegie Foundation (Netherlands) | 1931; for being meritorious in the cause of peace |
| Norway | Nobel Peace Prize | Norwegian Nobel Committee | 1901; for doing the most or best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies. and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses |
| Norway | Student Peace Prize | Student Peace Prize Secretariat | 1999; student or student organization making a significant contribution to creating peace and promoting human rights Malenius Peace Prize |
| Spain | ICIP Peace in Progress Award | International Catalan Institute for Peace | 2011; People, entities, or institutions who have worked and contributed prominently and extensively in promoting and constructing peace |
| Sweden | Right Livelihood Award | Right Livelihood | 1980; practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today |
| Switzerland | Balzan Prize | International Balzan Prize Foundation | 1961; outstanding achievements in the fields of humanities, natural sciences, and culture, as well as for endeavours for peace and the brotherhood of man |
| Switzerland | FIFA Peace Prize | FIFA | 2025; created by FIFA PresidentGianni Infantino to "reward individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and by doing so have united people across the world" |
| Switzerland | Giuseppe Motta Medal | Geneva Institute for Democracy and Development | 2004; People from any country or region of the world for exceptional achievement in the promotion of peace and democracy, human rights, and sustainable development |
| United Kingdom | Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize | Ahmadiyya | 2009; Individual's or organisation's contribution for the advancement of the cause of peace |
| Country | Award | Sponsor | Year founded and notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | UN Queensland Community Award | United Nations Association of Australia | For selfless and often uncelebrated efforts and commitment in their day-to-day lives relating to issues of peace, human rights, social justice, and equality |
| Australia | Sydney Peace Prize | University of Sydney | 1998; promotes peace with justice and the practice of nonviolence |
| Country | Award | Sponsor | Years awarded and to whom |
|---|---|---|---|
| U Thant Peace Award | Sri Chinmoy | 1982–2007 | |
| Australia | Australian Peace Prize | Peace Organisation of Australia | 2006–2009; to an Australian citizen or resident, or a group based in Australia, for outstanding contributions towards peace |
| Australia | UNAA Media Peace Awards | United Nations Association of Australia | 1979–2018; presented onUN Day, to recognise Australian journalists and media organisations for promotion of human rights and issues |
| Soviet Union | Lenin Peace Prize | Soviet Union | 1949–1990; began as Stalin Peace Prize from 1949–1955. AfterNikita Khrushchev's denunciation of Stalin in 1956 during theTwentieth Party Congress it was renamed forVladimir Lenin. Last awarded in 1990; for notable individuals who strengthened peace among comrades |
| United Nations | Millennium Peace Prize for Women | United Nations Development Fund for Women | 2001; awarded as part of International Alert's "Women Building Peace" campaign |
| United States | American Peace Award | a group of artists[5] | 1923, 2008–2011; created byEdward Bok |
| United States | Atoms for Peace Award | independent nonprofit | 1957–1969; for the development or application of peaceful nuclear technology |
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