Call for Nominations: UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2025

Created in 1997, the annual UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize honours a person, organization or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the defence and, or promotion of press freedom anywhere in the world, and especially when this has been achieved in the face of danger.

The Prize was established on the initiative of UNESCO’s Executive Board and is formally conferred by UNESCO, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, on 3 May.

It is named in honour of Guillermo Cano Isaza, a Colombian journalist who was assassinated in front of the offices of his newspaper El Espectador in Bogotá, Colombia on 17 December 1986.

UNESCO is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2025 edition of the prestigious UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize. Established in 1997, this annual award honors individuals, organizations, or institutions that have made remarkable contributions to defending and promoting press freedom globally, especially when achieved in the face of danger. 

Member States, as well as international and regional professional and non-governmental organizations working in journalism and freedom of expression, are invited to nominate up to three candidates for the Prize.

To submit nominations, complete the form and send it before February 15, 2025. 

The Prize is supported by the Guillermo Cano Isaza Foundation, the Namibia Media Trust, and Democracy and Media Foundation.

For more information, visit UNESCO’s website

Access the form, visit the website