Yahad – In Unum’s work has been recognized through the many awards and honors presented to Father Desbois including:

• Honorary Doctorate of human letters honoris causa by Yeshiva University of New York, May 2011.
• In 2010, he received the Primo Levi Award for Peace and Culture at a ceremony in Rome.
• Honorary Doctorate of philosophy degrees by Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, June 2009
• Honorary Doctorate by Bar-Ilan University, Tel Aviv, May 2009
• National Jewish Book Award for the 2008 book Holocaust by Bullets (Palgrave-Macmillan).
• Laureate of the “Prix Éthique et Société – Gilles Simon”, Paris, November 2008.
• Laureate of the “Prix de l’Amitié Judéo-Chrétienne”, Paris, October 2008.
• Honored with Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur for research work on the Holocaust in Ukraine, presented by President Nicolas Sarkozy, June 2008.
• Humanitarian Award, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, May 2008.
• Roger E. Joseph Prize – individual making lasting contributions to the cause of human rights, Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion, New York, May 2008.
• Medal of Valor for contributions to interfaith tolerance and cooperation, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles, May 2008.
• Jan Karski Award, American Jewish award, Washington, D.C., May 2007.
• Médaille du Mérite Communautaire, Consistoire Israélite de Marseille, December 2006.
• B’nai B’rith International Award for Outstanding Contribution to Relations with the Jewish People, Paris, May 2006.