The United Nations Peace Medal is a commemorative medal produced by the United Nations to promote peace. First made by Franklin Mint in 1971, [1] a new design is produced annually, with limited editions offered for sale in gold, silver, and bronze. [2] Gold medals may be formally presented by UN officials as a diplomatic gift to heads of state, former UN Secretaries-General, and dignitaries visiting the UN Headquarters. [3] [4]
Date | Name(s) | Notes | Refs |
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24 August 1971 | Alfred Worden, David Scott, and James Irwin | By U Thant to Apollo 15 astronauts. First recipients. | [1] [5] |
24 October 1971 | Pau Casals and W. H. Auden | By U Thant for composing the music and text of a "Hymn to the United Nations" | [6] |
1971 | Norman Cousins | [7] | |
5 January 1972 | Emperor Haile Selassie I | In presenting the medal, UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim spoke of Selassie's support for UN principles and of his contribution to promote international peace and understanding. Selassie is the first Head of State to receive the medal. | [8] [9] [10] [11] |
1972 | Kathleen D'Olier Courtney | [12] | |
1972 | Percival Noronha | [13] | |
1973 | Dixy Lee Ray | [14] | |
1975 | Ada Norris | [15] | |
26 April 1976 | Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden | [16] | |
6 February 1977 | King Khalid of Saudi Arabia | By Kurt Waldheim "for his significant contribution to international peace" | [17] |
September 1977 | Leonid Brezhnev | By Kurt Waldheim in Moscow "in recognition of his considerable and fruitful activities in favor of universal peace and people's security" | [18] |
1978 | Obert C. Tanner | [19] | |
1978 | Bee Gees | For a record entitled “Music for UNICEF”, the proceeds of which were donated to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). | [20] |
1979 | Nobusuke Kishi | [21] | |
1979 | Estefania Aldaba-Lim | By Kurt Waldheim. Chair of the UNESCO international commission for peace. | [22] |
1980 | Maurice Kendall | For his work on the World Fertility Survey | [23] |
4 September 1981 | Carlos Romulo | By Kurt Waldheim | [24] |
27 January 1982 | Kurt Waldheim | By Javier Pérez de Cuéllar to his predecessor as Secretary-General | [25] |
7 May 1982 | Ryōichi Sasakawa | [26] [27] | |
17 September 1982 | Steven Spielberg | By Javier Pérez de Cuéllar after a screening of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial at the UN. | [28] |
8 August 1983 | Daisaku Ikeda | the President Soka Gakkai International and Honorary President of Soka Gakkai. | [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] |
1984 | Esther Coopersmith | [34] | |
1984 | Dadi Prakashmani | By Javier Pérez de Cuéllar to the administrative head of Brahma Kumaris at a conference of NGOs. | [35] [36] |
1985 | Jiddu Krishnamurti | [37] | |
1985 | Firdaus Kharas | By Javier Pérez de Cuéllar for contributions to the United Nations in Canada and abroad. | [38] |
24 October 1985 | Ken Kragen | By Phyllis Kraminsky in Washington, D.C., for producing We Are The World | [39] |
1986 | Eric Bogle | [40] | |
1986 | Allen Weinstein | For his "extraordinary efforts to promote peace, dialogue, and free elections in several critical parts of the world". | [41] |
28 September 1987 | Bill Cosby | By Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, for his anti-apartheid activism | [42] |
17 March 1992 | Javier Pérez de Cuéllar | By Boutros Boutros-Ghali to his predecessor as Secretary-General | [43] |
17 December 2001 | Miriam Makeba | Germany honors "Mama Africa" for her Human Rights Engagement | [44] |
7 December 2010 | Lim Hyung-joo | For a solo concert at Carnegie Hall to fund scholarships for descendants of United Nations Command veterans of the Korean War | [45] |
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Among his many national and international awards are the United Nations Peace Medal (1978) and the National Medal of Arts conferred in Washington, D. C. (1988). Obert Tanner died October 14, 1993, in Palm Springs, California.
In 1986 he was awarded a United Nations Peace Medal in recognition of his efforts through his music to promote peace and racial harmony.