King Mohammed VI received an award from the European Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ECPCR). The Sovereign is the 2021 laureate of the Jean Jaurès Peace Prize, a distinction awarded on the occasion of the International Day of Peace celebrated each September 21.
“The jury for the Jean Jaurès de la Paix prize met this Tuesday, September 21, 2021 in Paris, to choose the international personality that they deem appropriate to carry the title of Man of Peace for the year 2021”. “He decided to award the Jean Jaurès Peace Prize to His Majesty King Mohammed VI, King of the Kingdom of Morocco, in recognition of his great role in the dissemination of the values of peace inside and outside of Morocco “, indicates the jury.
After deliberations and in-depth discussions, the committee chose King Mohammed VI for several reasons and factors: “his contribution to building a society of justice and peace between men and nations, his very laudable actions in favor of promotion of the development of Africa through its economic, security, humanitarian, cultural and spiritual diplomacy “, underlines the NGO.