<p>UNESCO announces the opening of applications for the UNESCO / Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize for 2020. This <a href="https://www.for9a.com/en/opportunity/category/Competitions-and-Awards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>award</strong></a> is given annually on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day (3 May). World Press Freedom Day 2020 will be held in The Hague (Netherlands) from 22 to 24 April 2020.</p><h3>Eligibility:</h3><p><strong>This prize is for:</strong></p><ol><li>The governments of Member States, in consultation with their National Commissions.</li><li>International and regional professional non-governmental organizations, active in the field of press freedom, to nominate candidates for next year&rsquo;s UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize.</li></ol><h3><span>Prize:</span></h3><ul><li><span>The Prize is marked by a ceremony and the winner is presented with the sum of 25,000 <span>$</span>. In 2020.&nbsp;</span>The Prize is funded by the Cano Foundation (Colombia) and the Helsingin Sanomat Foundation (Finland).</li><li><span>Note: the Prize is scheduled to be awarded on 23 April.</span></li></ul><h3>About the Prize:</h3><p>This Prize was established by UNESCO&rsquo;s Executive Board, in 1997, in honor of Guillermo Cano, a Colombian journalist who died in the exercise of his profession. Its purpose is to reward each year a person, organization or institution that has made a notable contribution to the defense and/or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world.</p><p dir="ltr"><strong>See more <a href="https://www.for9a.com/en/country/United-Kingdom">opportunities in the UK</a> available on For9a</strong></p><p dir="ltr"><strong>See more available <a href="https://www.for9a.com/en/opportunity/category/Scholarships/Bachelor">bachelor scholarships</a> on For9a</strong></p>

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UNESCO / Guillermo Cano Competition for Journalists and the Chance to Win a Prize of $25,000 2020