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| The Future Policy Award celebrates policies that create better living conditions for current and future generations. The aim of the award is to raise global awareness for these exemplary policies and speed up policy action towards just, sustainable and peaceful societies. The Future Policy Award is the first award that celebrates policies on an international level. Each year the World Future Council chooses one topic on which policy progress is particularly urgent. |  |
Award Category: Toys
National Technical Regulation on Safety of Toys, Vietnam
Award Category: Food Packaging
Order on food contact materials, Denmark
Award Category: Cosmetics
Ministerial order determining the list of cosmetics whose use is prohibited, Rwanda
Award Category: Dental Amalgam
Decision “Regarding Mercury based Equipments and Dental Amalgam”, Nepal
Gold Award 2021
Resolution on Chemical Hazard Classification System, Kyrgyzstan
Gold Award 2021
Phase-Out Lists for Hazardous Chemicals, Region Stockholm, Sweden
Special Award 2021
Control of Pesticides Act and National Policy on Prevention of Suicide, Sri Lanka
Special Award 2021
Chemical Control Order for Lead and Lead Compounds, Philippines
Special Award 2021
Resolution 371 on the Return of Pharmaceutical Products, Colombia
Future Policy Award 2019: Policy solutions which contribute most effectively to empowering youth:
Gold Award 2019 – Economic Empowerment for Decent and Sustainable Jobs
YouthConnekt Initiative, Rwanda
Gold Award 2021
Youth Field Development Plan, Estonia
Silver Award 2019 – Economic Empowerment for Decent and Sustainable Jobs
Developing the Young Workforce Strategy, United Kingdom (Scotland)
Silver Award 2019 – Civic Engagement and Political Participation for Sustainable Development and Peace
Constitution of Nepal, Nepal
Bronze Award 2019 – Economic Empowerment for Decent and Sustainable Jobs
Expanded Public Works Programme, South Africa
Bronze Award 2019 – Civic Engagement and Political Participation for Sustainable Development and Peace
Co-Management of the Youth Sector of the Council of Europe, Council of Europe
Vision Award 2019
Green New Deal, USA (Los Angeles)
Vision Award 2019
National Strategy for the Promotion of Green Jobs, Senegal
Policy solutions which scale up agroecology, contribute to the protection of life and livelihoods of small-scale food producers, ensure sustainable food production systems and implement climate resilient agricultural practices:
Gold Award 2018
Sikkim’s State Policy on Organic Farming and Sikkim Organic Mission, India
Silver Award 2018
Brazil’s National Policy for Agroecology and Organic Production
Silver Award 2018
Denmark’s Organic Action Plan “Working together for more organics”
Silver Award 2018
Quito’s Participatory Urban Agriculture Programme
Vision Award 2018
TEEBAgriFood – The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food Initiative
Honourable Mention 2018
Los Angeles’ Good Food Purchasing Program, USA
Honourable Mention 2018
Ndiob’s Vision to Become a Green and Resilient Municipality and Agriculture Development Programme, Senegal
Honourable Mention 2018
Kauswagan’s “From Arms to Farms” Programme, Philippines
More information on the winning policies can also be found in our brochure, in English or German.
Policy solutions which contribute most effectively to combating desertification and land degradation:
Gold Award 2017
Tigray’s Conservation-Based Agricultural Development-Led Industrialization
Silver Award 2017
Brazil’s Cisterns Programme
Silver Award 2017
China’s Law of Prevention and Control of Desertification
Vision Award 2017
The 4 per 1000 Initiative – Soils for Food Security and Climate
Bronze Award 2017
Australia’s Indigenous Protected Areas Programme and Working on Country Indigenous Rangers Programme
Bronze Award 2017
Jordan’s Updated Rangeland Strategy
Bronze Award 2017
Niger’s 3N Initiative: ‘Nigeriens Nourishing Nigeriens’
More information on the winning policies can also be found in our brochure, in English.
Proven policy solutions which contribute most effectively to securing children rights:
Gold Award 2015
Zanzibar’s Children’s Act
Silver Award 2015
Maryland’s Environmental Literacy Standards
Silver Award 2015
Finland’s Basic Education Act and General Education Policy
Honourable Mention 2015
Sweden’s Children & Parent Code to prohibit all corporal punishment and other humiliating treatment of children
More information on the winning policies can also be found in our brochure, in English, French and Spanish.
Proven policy solutions which contribute most effectively to ending violence against women and girls:
Gold Award 2014
Minnesota’s ‘Duluth Model’: a Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Violence
Silver Award 2014
Austria’s Support for Victims of Violence in Court Procedures
Silver Award 2014
Burkina Faso’s Law Prohibiting Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Vision Award 2014
Council of Europe’s ‘Istanbul Convention’ on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence
More information on the winning policies can also be found in our brochure, in English, German, Spanish and French.
Proven policy solutions which contribute most effectively to the achievement of peace, sustainable development, and security:
Gold Award 2013
Treaty of Tlatelolco, a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone for Latin America and the Caribbean
Silver Award 2013
Argentina’s National Programme for the Voluntary Surrender of Firearms
Silver Award 2013
New Zealand’s Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act
More information on the winning policies can also be found in our brochure, in English, Spanish and French.
Proven policy solutions which effectively safeguard the world’s oceans and coasts:
Gold Award 2012
Palau’s Protected Areas Network Act
Silver Award 2012
Silver Award 2012
Namibia’s Marine Resources Act
More information on the winning policies can also be found in our brochure.
Proven policy solutions that ensure the reversal of deforestation and forest degradation:
Gold Award 2011
Rwanda’s National Forest Policy
Silver Award 2011
Silver Award 2011
Gambia’s Community Forest Policy
More information on the winning policies can also be found in our brochure, available in English, Français, Español, 汉语, العربية, and русский.
Proven policy solutions that ensure the protection of biodiversity and reverse soil erosion:
Gold Award 2010
Silver Award 2010
Proven policy solutions that ensure access to safe food and water:
Gold Award 2009
Belo Horizonte’s Food Security Policy
More information on the winning policies can also be found in our brochure.
2019 Future Policy Award
In 2019, our “Oscar for best policies” was dedicated the empowerment of young people to build a fair and sustainable future. Eight winning policies were celebrated in October 2019 during the 141st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Belgrade, Serbia. Find out more about the Award and its Ceremony here.