2023 Outstanding Public Peace Efforts

With a lot of effort and working from a very young age, Daniel Quintero got ahead and became involved in Colombian politics with a single purpose: creating equal opportunities in his country. He is a believer that education is the main way to achieve any goal in a person’s life and is also the main agent of change in a society.

In the last 3 years, during his term as Mayor of Medellín, he has distinguished himself by creating the first Secretariat for Non-Violence in Colombia. The responsibility of this office is to guide and coordinate the construction of territorial peace in the Municipality of Medellin, defining and implementing strategies for the prevention of violence and victimizing events that affect the lives and inhabitants of the city. Restorative justice and comprehensive human security are highly promoted, allowing the transformation of conflicts and the protection of life as a fundamental value. This office has done more than 300 actions in the last three years.

The award bestowed upon Daniel Quintero as Mayor of Medellín, is a testament to his dedication and tireless efforts to promote peace.

 ” Peace cannot be the victory of some against others, peace must be the victory of a country that decides to leave the past behind to build a better future.”