The Niwano Peace Prize is given to honor and encourage those devoting themselves to interreligious co-operation in the cause of peace and to make their achievements known. Its foundation hopes that the prize will further promote interreligious co-operation for peace and lead to the emergence of more people devoting themselves to this cause.
The award is given annually and consists of a certificate, a gold medal, and 20 million yen (roughly US$180,000). The screening committee, which decides the recipients, is made up of religious leaders of international stature. They select the recipient from candidates who are nominated by religious leaders and others of intellectual stature around the world.
^Jan Arild Holbek: Gunnar Stålsett får fredspris på 1,2 millioner 2013-03-02 at the Wayback Machine Vårt Land, 27 October 2013.
^Berkeley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs website, Georgetown University.
^ 33rd Recipient, 2016, Sri Lanka, Niwano Peace Prize.
^Bishop Dr. Munib A. Younan 34th Recipient, 2017, Palestine. Niwano Peace Centre. Retrieved January 13, 2018
^. Japan: Niwano Peace Foundation. 2021-02-26. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03.
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