Sunhak Peace Prize

Seoul, South Korea, April 11, 2025 - Three problem-solvers were awarded the 6^th Sunhak Peace Prize at a ceremony held at the Lotte World Hotel in Seoul, South Korea.

SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ - The Sunhak Peace Prize Committee announced the laureates of the 2025 Sunhak Peace Prize Award.

Paris, France—UPF co-sponsored an International Day of Peace event together with the Afghan Peace Dialogue organization.

South Korea—The World Summit 2022 honored a British vaccinologist and a global vaccine alliance with the 5th Sunhak Peace Prize as part of its second day’s activities in South Korea.

Address of H.E. José Manuel Barroso, Prime Minister of Portugal (2002-2004), EU Commission President (2004-2014) and Chair of the Sunhak Peace Prize Committee, for the Sunhak Peace Prize Awards Ceremony at World Summit 2022 on 12 February 2022.

Address of Dr. Seth Franklin Berkley, Chief Executive Officer of GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance, Geneva, Switzerland, to the Summit for Peace on the Korean peninsula at World Summit 2022 on 12 February 2022.

Address of Dame Prof. Dr. Sarah Gilbert, Oxford Vaccine Co-Developer, University of Oxford, United Kingdom, to the Summit for Peace on the Korean peninsula at World Summit 2022 on 12 February 2022.

UPF-International—The 5^th Sunhak Peace Prize award ceremony, held on February 12, 2022, focused on the “response to the global pandemic.”

A commemorative speech by Dr. Il-shik Hong, chairman of the Sunhak Peace Prize Committee 2014-2020, president of Korea University 1994-1998, one of South Korea’s top three universities.

UPF_International—Beloved and respected by humanitarians around the world, Dr. Gino Strada died August 13 at the age of 73.

Seoul, Korea—The World Summit 2020 Assembly brought together a wide range of experts and stakeholders to offer insights and recommendations that contribute to building a world of lasting peace.

The 2020 Sunhak Peace Prize Award Ceremony was grandly held at KINTEX, Ilsan, Republic of Korea on February 5th, 2020.

Bratislava, Slovakia—The Czechoslovak Hussite Church was the site of a profound report about the UPF World Summit.

Vienna, Austria—Two hundred guests attended a conference at United Nations headquarters in Vienna titled “Perspectives for Sustainable Peace and Development in the Horn of Africa.”

The 2019 Sunhak Peace Prize was awarded to Waris Dirie and Dr. Akinwumi Ayodeji Adesina at a ceremony in Seoul, South Korea.

Acceptance Speech by Ms. Waris Dirie at the 2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Award Ceremony.

Acceptance Speech by Dr. Akinwumi Adesina at the 2019 Sunhak Peace Prize Award Ceremony.

Birmingham, United Kingdom—A diverse audience of several hundred squeezed into a private home to hear a message of hope from Sunhak Peace Prize winner Dr. Sakena Yacoobi.

Monza, Italy—Prominent women from various fields spoke at a conference in northern Italy held to mark UN International Women’s Day.

Moderator Hon. Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, the former president of the Chamber of Deputies (1989-2009) of Luxembourg, introduced the laureates: