Flame of Peace


Flame of Peace is an award granted by the Austrian non-profit organization Vereins zur Förderung des Friedens, which promotes world peace.
The flame is represented by a wood carving mounted on a stone base.
The organization gives out awards to prominent people, peace activists and organizations for their activity in promoting peace.

Organization

The founder and president of the Vereins zur Förderung des Friedens is Herta Margarete Habsburg-Lothringen.
Herta Margaret Öfferl, as she was then, and her deputy Sandor von Habsburg Lothringen founded the organization in January 2007.
Öfferl had already been working in this area for several years.
The symbol is a wood carving of a flame mounted on a stone base.
The organization is non-profit, non-partisan and religiously unaligned, and is dedicated to promoting and rewarding endeavors to promote peace.
It has given awards to individuals and organizations since 2008.
The award is given to politicians, diplomats, media representatives and peace activists.

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Sample awards