International Children's Peace Prize

  • 17 Nov 2020

  • The 2020 International Children's Peace Prize, organised by KidsRights, has been awarded to 17-year-old Sadat Rahman from Bangladesh for his work to stop cyber bullying of teens.
  • The prize was presented digitally by Malala Yousafzai, winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.
  • The International Children's Peace Prize is annually awarded to a child who has made a special effort to promote children's rights and better the situation of vulnerable children.
  • Last year, the prize was awarded to Greta Thunberg from Sweden and Divina Maloum from Cameroon.
  • The prize was launched by KidsRights during the 2005 World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates at the Capitol in Rome, chaired by Mikhail Gorbachev. Since then, the prize has been presented every year by a Nobel Peace Laureate.