Mayors for Peace President's Award winner Hina Suemitsu in Seiyo City, Japan (8 years old)
<Message from Hina Suemitsu>
I made sunflowers by cutting paper.
In the language of flowers, sunflowers have a meaning of "Looking into the future".
I created this work hoping that the peaceful days, when we hold hands with our family and people around us and smile together, will continue forever.
We received 4,766 submissions from children in 115 member cities of Mayors for Peace in 19 countries around the world, and 15 of these were selected as winners.
The winning work will be printed on file folders and used to advocate for peace in various settings, such as United Nations conferences.
All the winning works are introduced on the Mayors for Peace website along with a message from children.
They are all wonderful works, so please take a look.
Award ceremony for Mizuho Yoshida in Hiroshima, Japan (11-15 years old: 1st place)
(Mayors for Peace Administration Division)