Agent of Change Award

The Agent of Change Award is an annual award constituted in 2016 by the Global Partnerships Forum to recognize Champions of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, in support of UN Women.

The Awards are conferred by the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Intergovernmental Support and Strategic Partnerships and the president of the Global Partnerships Forum at the Headquarters of the United Nations, in New York City.[1][2] The Agent of Change Award statuette is based on artist Spar Street's sculpture of the same name.

2016 awards

The three 2016 statuettes, with the United Nations headquarters visible in the background.

On September 21, 2016, the first Agent of Change Awards were conferred upon:[3]

RecipientCountryNoteRef.
Sheikh Hasina Bangladesh10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh[4][5][6]
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca Malta9th President of Malta[7]
Ban Soon-taek South KoreaWife of Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

2017 awards

On September 20, 2017, Agent of Change Awards were conferred upon:[8]

RecipientCountryNoteRef.
Erna Solberg Norway28th Prime Minister of Norway
Margot Wallström Sweden42nd Minister for Foreign Affairs & 13th Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden[9]
Retno Marsudi Indonesia17th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia[10][11][12]
Fatima bint Mubarak Al Ketbi United Arab EmiratesChairwoman of the UAE General Women's Union[13][14]
Michelle Bachelet Chile32nd and 34th President of Chile

References

  1. ↑ "UN Women recognizes the champions and stalwarts of the gender equality and women's empowerment movement". UN Women. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "UN Women and the Global Partnerships Forum celebrate women leaders". UN Women. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "UN Women recognizes the champions and stalwarts of the gender equality and women's empowerment movement". UN Women. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "PM receives 'Planet 50-50 Champion' & 'Agent of Change Award'". Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "PM awarded for women empowerment". The Daily Star. September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  6. ↑ "HPM Sheikh Hasina gets recognition for contributing in women empowerment". Bangladesh Awami League. 22 September 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  7. ↑ Grech, Herman. "Coleiro Preca receives UN award for 'inspiring change'". Times of Malta. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "UN Women and the Global Partnerships Forum celebrate women leaders". UN Women. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "UN AWARDS SWEDEN FOR FEMINIST FOREIGN POLICY". Government Offices of Sweden, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Government of Sweden. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Our #MinisterRetno received the Agent of Change Award 2017". Twitter. Indonesian Embassy, New Delhi. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "FM Retno Receives UN Agent of Change Award". Jakarta Globe. September 25, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Indonesian FM Retno Marsudi receives UN Agent of Change award". Jakarta Post. September 21, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Fatima Bint Mubarak honoured by UN for empowering women". Gulf Today. Gulf Today. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Fatima bint Mubarak honoured by UN for empowering women". United Arab Emirates Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
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