Max van der Stoel Award 2014
When
2 October 2014 (All day)
Where
The Hague
Organized by
High Commissioner on National Minorities
The Max van der Stoel Award is presented by the Government of the Netherlands every two years. It honours the memory of distinguished Dutch statesman and the first OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, Max van der Stoel (seen here in Vukovar, Croatia). (OSCE) Photo details
The Max van der Stoel Award, a prize of €50,000, is presented every two years to a person, group or institution for extraordinary and outstanding achievements in improving the position of national minorities in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) participating States.
This year, the winner is Kyrgyzstan-based NGO Spravedlivost.
Established in 2001 by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, the Award honours Max van der Stoel, a prominent Dutch statesman who was the first OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities. The Award highlights issues related to national minorities and supports the High Commissioner’s conflict-prevention work.
2014 Programme
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16:00: Registration and refreshments
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16:30: Award ceremony:
- Music to open the ceremony
- Welcoming speech by OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors, and statement on behalf of the Jury in her capacity as Chairperson
- Short film about the laureate
- Presentation speech by His Excellency Frans Timmermans, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
- Acceptance speech by the laureate
- Speech by Mira Karybaeva, Head of Department of Ethnic and Religious Policy and Co-operation with Civil Society, Kyrgyz Republic Presidential Administration
- Music to close the ceremony
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17:30 – 19:00: Reception
Final words by OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Astrid Thors