The Prize honours outstanding projects by institutions and organisations related to Education for Sustainable Development.

Funded by the Government of Japan, the Prize was established by the UNESCO Executive Board in 2014 to reward exceptional projects and programmes undertaken by institutions, organisations or other entities in the field of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The prize aims to generate and scale up action at all levels of education and learning, and contribute to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.The three laureates of the 2021 prize will receive an award of US $50,000 each. In addition, winners will be invited to join the ESD for 2030 Global Network (ESD-Net), in order to establish long-term collaboration with UNESCO beyond the award ceremony.

The prize and award winners recognise the role of education in connecting the social, economic, cultural and environmental dimensions of sustainable development. It was established by the Executive Board of UNESCO at its 195th session within the framework of the Global Action Programme (GAP) on ESD and officially announced at the UNESCO World Conference on ESD (10-12 November 2014, Aichi-Nagoya, Japan).

The 2021 call for nominations is open until 30 April 2021 (CET). Nominations should be submitted in English or French via an online platform at the following link: https://unesco.sharepoint.com/sites/committees/ESD-Prize

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