As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest.
- Nelson Mandela

2025
Nelson Mandela Prize

Call for Nominations

Nominations —
* Submissions deadline — 28 February 2025 *

The United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize aims to recognize the achievements of those who dedicated their lives to the service of humanity as guided by the purposes and principles of the UN, while honouring and paying homage to Mandela's extraordinary life and legacy of reconciliation, political transition and social transformation. It is awarded every five years and was first awarded in 2015.

Please refer to the Statute of the United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize for nominee eligibility criteria, and for further important information on the selection and process.

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