The 11th Max van der Stoel Award ceremony was celebrated at the Peace Palace in The Hague on 6 November 2024. The winner is Natur og Ungdom from Norway. (OSCE/Arnaud Roelofsz)
Mikkel Gaup, a Norwegian-Sàmi actor, director and multi-artist, performs Áillohaš, a piece deeply rooted in Sàmi tradition, during the 11th Max van der Stoel Award ceremony, 6 November 2024, The Hague. (OSCE/Arnaud Roelofsz)
Marek Szczygieł, Director and Officer-in-Charge, office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities, delivers the Opening Address during the 11th Max van der Stoel Award ceremony, 6 November 2024, The Hague. (OSCE/Arnaud Roelofsz)
Former OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Kairat Abdrakhmanov speaks on behalf of the Jury in his capacity as Chair of the 2024 Max van der Stoel Award Jury, during the 11th Max van der Stoel Award ceremony, 6 November 2024, The Hague. (OSCE/Arnaud Roelofsz)
Paul van den IJssel, Ambassador for International Organisations speaks on behalf of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Netherlands, during the 11th Max van der Stoel Award ceremony, 6 November 2024, The Hague. (OSCE/Arnaud Roelofsz)
Gytis Blaževičius and Elisabeth Regine Myrland of Natur og Ungdom, during the 11th Max van der Stoel Award ceremony, 6 November 2024, The Hague. (OSCE/Arnaud Roelofsz)
Paul van den IJssel, Ambassador for International Organisations (left), presents the 2024 Max van der Stoel Award on behalf of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Netherlands to Gytis Blaževičius and Elisabeth Regine Myrland of Natur og Ungdom, from Norway, 6 November, The Hague. (OSCE/Arnaud Roelofsz)
Ellen Svendsen, Permanent Representative of Norway to the OSCE, congratulates the winners, Natur og Ungdom from Norway, during the 11th Max van der Stoel Award ceremony, 6 November 2024, The Hague. (OSCE/Arnaud Roelofsz)
Gytis Blaževičius and Elisabeth Regine Myrland of Natur og Ungdom (centre), with former High Commissioners on National Minorities (from left, front row) Knut Vollebaek, Astrid Thors, Kairat Abdrakhmanov and Lamberto Zannier, and (back row) Marek Szczygieł, HCNM Director and Officer-in-Charge, during the 11th Max van der Stoel Award ceremony, 6 November 2024, The Hague. (OSCE/Arnaud Roelofsz)
Gytis Blaževičius and Elisabeth Regine Myrland of Natur og Ungdom, during the 11th Max van der Stoel Award ceremony, 6 November 2024, The Hague. (OSCE/Arnaud Roelofsz)