The International Radio University (URI), now URTI, was created in 1949 with support from UNESCO.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Other awards collected by the series so far include URTI's Bronze medal for "Village Nomade" (Niger) and the Golden Award of the Aljazeera Documentary film festival for "The Place I call home" (Egypt).

UNESCO: Communication and Information

The Jury was composed of representatives of Belgium, Hungary, Morocco, Egypt, Algeria, Poland, Portugal and France, as well as representatives of UNESCO, URTI and CIRCOM (Association of Regional Television Stations) and chaired by internationally known French writer and producer Bernard Werber.

UNESCO: Communication and Information