Bishop Onono wins peace award

THE Bishop of northern Uganda, the Rev. Nelson Onono Onweng, has been awarded the UNESCO 2001 peace education prize, reports Caroline Lamwaka. a press release from UNESCO mailed through Kacokke Madit indicated that Onono was awarded the peace prize with the Jewish-Arab centre for peace at Givat Haviva, Israel after a recommendation from the UNESCO headquarters last week. The release said in selecting Onono and the Jewish-Arab centre for peace, the jury sought to highlight “the exceptional efforts of the two winners in the areas of peace and non-violence and to reward the work done for the resolution through dialogue.” The prize for peace education started 20 years ago to promote actions that focus on public awareness and mobilisation in favour of peace.