We the Peoples: 50 Communities Awards

A summary of exemplary communities by category of un activity

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For purposes of this award, community was defined as "any group of people who share a common unity and have a sense of place". Recognizing that not all communities are rooted in a specific geographic settlement, those honoured include organizations and social movements whose efforts are directed toward developing a sense of community at a local, regional or global level.

The Awards were part of a programme in honour of the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations undertaken by the Friends of the United Nations, a non-governmental organization. The programme was aided by the advice of an International Panel of Advisors, co-chaired by Dame Nita Barrow of Barbados and Dr. Pierre Marc Johnson of Canada. The selection process was guided by a committee drawn from the Panel.

These communities were chosen because each one demonstrates positive and practical solutions to difficult problems and has inspiring lessons to offer to other communities and to the United Nations.

50 of the Communities agreed to undertake a self-study and 44 participated in sharing their findings at a Study Conference on September 22-24, 1995 in New York. (Those who were chosen and did not participate in the Study Conference are also included in this listing). A summary of the results of the study conference were presented to the appropriate United Nations agencies and programmes on behalf of the communities and the Friends of the United Nations. It is hoped that their lessons will inspire practical reform and rethinking about how citizens may help to achieve the mission of the United Nations as we enter the 21st Century.

For further information please contact:
     Dr. Nola-Kate Seymoar
     Executive Director
     We the Peoples: 50 Communities Awards
     Tel.	1 204 487 0149
     Fax	1 204 487 0219