JUST IN: Goodluck Jonathan Wins Prestigious Sunhak Peace Prize

• Jonathan has become the third recipient of this category of the Sunhak Peace Award
• Eze stated that Jonathan will receive his award alongside three other individuals
• Founders Sunhak Peace Award and the Sunhak Peace Prize are two separate categories of biennial awards

In a remarkable achievement, former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Founders Sunhak Peace Prize, Eko Hot Blog reports.

A statement issued on Monday by his media aide, Ikechukwu Eze, revealed that the Sunhak Peace Prize Foundation will present the award to Jonathan in Seoul, South Korea.

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Jonathan has become the third recipient of this category of the Sunhak Peace Award, following former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Cambodia’s Prime Minister, Hun Sen. Notably, he is the first African leader to receive this prestigious honor.

The 2025 award ceremony, marking the 6th edition, is scheduled to take place in Seoul on Friday, April 11, 2025. During the event, Jonathan and other laureates will be recognized for their outstanding contributions to global peace and security.

Eze said: “The Sunhak Peace Prize Committee said that Jonathan is being honoured with the Founder’s Prize due to his consistent mediation efforts and pro-democracy initiatives to foster peace across Africa.

“His contributions, particularly through organizations he chairs—including the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF), the West African Elders Forum (WAEF), and the International Summit Council for Peace (ISCP)—were instrumental in earning him this recognition.”

He stated that the Founders Sunhak Peace Award and the Sunhak Peace Prize are two separate categories of biennial awards presented to individuals and organizations in recognition of their outstanding contributions to global peace and human development.

While both awards are administered by the Sunhak Peace Prize Foundation, they each carry a unique focus and purpose

“Prominent past winners of the Sunhak Peace Prize include: Former Senegalese President Macky Sall, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, Dame Sarah Catherine Gilbert, co-developer of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance.”

Eze stated that Jonathan will receive his award alongside three other individuals recently announced by José Manuel Durão Barroso, Chair of the Sunhak Peace Prize Committee and former President of the European Commission.

The other laureates are: Patrick Awuah Jr., Founder and President of Ashesi University, Ghana; Hugh Evans, Co-founder and CEO of Global Citizen; Wanjira Mathai, Regional Director for Africa at the World Resources Institute.

The founder of the Sunhak Peace Prize, Hak Ja Han Moon, who leads an interreligious and international movement for peace, commended the laureates.

She said: “The lives of the laureates serve as an inspiring testament to how peace can be achieved through concrete actions and cultural transformation.

“Over the past decade, the Sunhak Peace Prize has identified and honoured individuals dedicated to addressing urgent global challenges, guided by three core values: respect for human rights, conflict reconciliation, and ecological conservation.”

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Eze further noted that the Sunhak Peace Prize, established in 2015, recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated extraordinary service to global peace and well-being in one of three areas: Sustainable human development, Conflict resolution and Ecological conservation.

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