United Nations Population Award

Each year, the Committee for the United Nations Population Award presents an award to an individual(s) and/or institution(s) in recognition of outstanding contributions to increasing the awareness of population questions and to their solution.

The Award, which was established by the General Assembly in November 1981, in resolution 36/201, and was first presented in 1983, consists of a gold medal, a diploma and a monetary prize.


Nominations:
Written nominations for the Award may be received from:

a)    Governments of Members States;

b)    Intergovernmental organizations engaged in population-related activities;

c)    Population-related non-governmental organizations having consultative status with the United Nations;

d)    University professors of population or population-related institutions; and

e)    Laureates of the Award.

Each nominator is asked to submit no more than one nomination, either for an individual or for an institution. 

Deadline:
Nominations for the award are accepted through 1 December of each year. 

For further enquiries on the United Nations Population Award, please send email to: Ms. Lourdeth Ferguson (ferguson[at]unfpa.org) or Mr. Kwabena Osei-Danquah (danquah@unfpa.org) or visit:
United Nations Population Award Website