Awards

Hilton Humanitarian Prize

HI was awarded the 2011 Hilton Humanitarian Prize in recognition of almost 30 years of humanitarian action.

The largest humanitarian award in the world at $1.5 million, the prize is presented annually by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to a humanitarian organisation doing extraordinary work to alleviate human suffering.

_{HI founder Jean-Baptiste Richardier (right) receiving the 2011 Hilton Humanitiarian Prize. | © Conrad N. Hilton Foundation}

Nobel Peace Prize

HI was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 as a founding member of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines which led to the signing of the Mine Ban Treaty.

Today, we continue the fight against landmines and other explosive weapons which indiscriminately kill and injure civilians.

_{The International Campaign against Landmines receiving the Nobel Peace Price, Oslo, December 1997 | © ICBL}

Nansen Refugee Award

HI received the Nansen Refugee Award in 1996 for our work with refugees and victims of landmines.

Instituted in 1954, the Nansen Refugee Award is given annually to an individual or an organization in recognition of extraordinary and dedicated service to refugees and is the most prestigious honour conferred by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency.

_{UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mrs. Sadako Ogata, presenting the  1996 Nansen Refugee Award to Dr. Jean-Baptiste Richardier, co-founder of HI, and Patrick Segal, its vice president. | © A. Hollmann / UNHCR}