On behalf of all those who wait and hope for the coming of peace in our
region – Jews, Arabs, Palestinians, Israelis; on behalf of every human being
nourishing the same hope for our planet; on behalf of all the innocent victims of
violence, whoever they may be, to whatever people or religion they may belong; on
behalf of our pupils, their parents and their teachers, I thank the International Jury of
the Prize and UNESCO in the person of its Director-General, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura,
for doing me the honour of awarding me the UNESCO Prize for Peace Education.