The Pax Urbis international prize, awarded by the 100 Cities for Peace Foundation, was given to the Cuban capital for considering that the city and its inhabitants have developed a great work in favor of culture for peace.
When speaking at the ceremony, Pablo Marcel Bonel, president of 100 Cities for Peace, recalled a text about the founding of the Villa of San Cristobal, and said those testimonies provide the people with fundamental ideas to develop a new story from the 500 years that the city will meet onward.
The occasion was also right for delivering the Sagrada Familia (Sacred Family) distinction to Marta Bonet, president of the Institute of Music, and recognition to Cecilio Tieles, general and artistic director of the Habaneras Festival in Havana.
The ceremony, which took place in San Francisco de Asís square, in Old Havana, as part of the 500-year celebrations of the Cuban capital, was attended by Luis Antonio Torres Iribar, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and first secretary in the capital; Reinaldo García Zapata, president of the Provincial Assembly of People’s Power of Havana (local government) and Fernando León Jacomino, vice minister of Culture.
The Pax Urbis Prize is awarded annually to cities, people and institutions that stand out for their work in the participation of the Culture of Peace and its fundamental values and, is also considered a commitment, because it provides a dimension of responsibility and continuity in your acceptance.
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