At Pathways To Peace, we are so honored to present the Exceptional Women of Peace Awards. It is so heartwarming to hear from the award recipients – their stories of courage, strength, and determination inspire us all! These champions for peace are often doing their work in the most challenging circumstances.
When we honor the awardees, we honor all women who have the vision and courage to build Peace in our world!
Awards Ceremony Keynote Speaker: Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury
As in the past, our 2025 Exceptional Women of Peace Awards Ceremony Keynote Speaker is Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury – a steadfast advocate for the role and leadership of Women, at the United Nations and beyond. Thank you for your ongoing dedication, Ambassador!
September 13th is a significant date for our Exceptional Women of Peace Awards Ceremony. September 13th commemorates the passage of the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace Resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly on September 13th in 1999: A/RES/53/243 – Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace Ambassador Chowdhury pioneered this landmark programme, and since then has provided global leadership to advance a Culture of Peace.
We honor Ambassador Chowdhury for his longstanding commitment to recognizing and honoring the role of women as essential in building the global Culture of Peace!
2025 Exceptional Women of Peace Awards
This is the fourth annual Exceptional Women of Peace Awards Program, and we are so honored to present this year’s award recipients. In addition to the Blue Flame Peace Award given to all awardees, the Exceptional Women and Young Women of Peace will receive $300.00 in support of their work to bring Peace into our world. Here are the award recipients.
Two Exceptional Women of Peace Awards: Reem Alhajajra and Mahadia Dalal
Two Exceptional Young Women of Peace Awards: Kehkashan Basu and Layba Zubair
Catalyst for Change Award: Oleksandra Domagalo-Jacquemin
Building Peace through Art Award: Fran Tarr
Two Lifetime Achievement Awards: Elaine Stevens Parke and Komal Gupta
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