Search for Commomn Ground, the biggest non governmental organisation which works for the prevention and solution of conflicts, awarded the "Common Ground Lifetime Achievement in Peacebuilding" Prize to the Community of Sant'Egidio. The reason is "the extrordinary work of the Community of Sant'Egidio and the role it played in a number of peace processes". Among others, Desmond Tutu, Jimmy Carter, James Baker, Kim Dae Jung, Gorge Mitchell received the prize in past years. The prize will be awarded in Washington on March 18th 2004. |