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. The Agent of Change Award statuette is based on artist Spar Street's sculpture of the same name.

2016 awards

On September 21, 2016, the first Agent of Change Awards were conferred upon:
RecipientCountryNoteRef.
Sheikh Hasina10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca9th President of Malta
Ban Soon-taekWife of Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

2017 awards

On September 20, 2017, Agent of Change Awards were conferred upon:
RecipientCountryNoteRef.
Erna Solberg28th Prime Minister of Norway
Margot Wallström42nd Minister for Foreign Affairs & 13th Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden
Retno Marsudi17th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia
Fatima bint Mubarak Al KetbiChairwoman of the UAE General Women's Union
Michelle Bachelet32nd and 34th President of Chile