Short-listed actors for each category (in ranking order)
International Organizations
- United Nations Office at Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees – UNHCR
- International Organisation for Migration – IOM
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – IFRC
- World Meteorological Organization – WMO
- Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights - OHCHR
- International Committee of the Red Cross – ICRC
- United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs – OCHA
- World Trade Organization – WTO
- International Labour Organisation – ILO
Permanent Representations to the United Nations Office in Geneva
- United States of America
- United Kingdom
- France
- Cuba
- Philippines
- Islamic Republic of Pakistan
- Israël
- Sweden
- India
- Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
- Mongolia
- Ukraine
NGOs and Associations
- Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
- Médecins Sans Frontières – MSF & CARE International (tie)
- World Council of Churches – WCC
- UN Watch
- International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association – ILGA
- World World Organization of the Scout Movement
- Aga Khan Development Network – AKDN
- Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime – GI TOC
- The New Humanitarian
- International Council of Nurses
Category for Effective and Innovative Online meeting
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
Honorary Mentions:
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Delegation of the European Union
- World Economic Forum (WEF)
Programme of the Award Event
1 February 2022
13:00 - 13:10 Welcome remarks - Representative, Republic and State of Geneva
13:10 - 13:40 Roundatble discussion: What is Geneva's Digital Footprint?
- Matthias Lüfkens, DigiTips
- Anja Đajić, Researcher – AI and Data Lab
- Jovan Njegić, Head of AI and Data Lab
- Jovan Kurbalija, Executive Director, DiploFoundation & Head, Geneva Internet Platform
Moderator: Tereza Horejsova, Director of Projects and Partnerships, DiploFoundation
13:40 – 13:45 Methodology for the Awards – Katarina Anđelković Research, Diplo’s Data team
13:45 - 14:20 Awards ceremony:
- Category of International Organizations
- Category of Permanent Missions
- Category of NGOs and Associations
- Special Award for effective and innovative online meetings
14:20 - 14:30 Closing remarks
About the Geneva Engage Award
NEW: Geneva's digital footprint
This year, we will take the Geneva Engage Awards a step further than in previous years. We will examine Geneva’s global footprint by looking at Geneva’s web relevance through a search engine optimisation (SEO) analysis.
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The annual Geneva Engage Awards recognise International Geneva actors in their social media outreach, online engagement and efforts towards more inclusive online meetings.
Ultimately, Geneva Engage examines the links between International Geneva and communities from around the world that are affected by the policies discussed and negotiated in Geneva in areas such as development, human rights, and digital issues.
The three categories of the Geneva Engage Awards are:
- International Organisations
- Permanent Representations to the UN in Geneva
- Non-Governmental Organisations and Associations
The 2022 Geneva Engage award for Non-Governmental Organisations and Associations will be dedicated to the memory of internet pioneer Ian Peter (1948–2021). This is particularly relevant and important in recognition of Ian’s lifelong commitment to civil society engagement in use of the internet for communication in support of marginalised and vulnerable groups. For more information about Ian, see:
Previous Awards
2020
The 6th Geneva Engage Awards ceremony was held in February 2021. The three recipients of the awards were:
- the Delegation of the European Union
- the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- the New Humanitarian (TNH)
The Online Participation Award was given to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
For more details, please read the data analysis behind the awards | Watch the event recording
2019
The 5th Geneva Engage Awards ceremony was held in January 2020. The three recipients of the awards were:
- the Permanent Mission of Norway to the UN in the Permanent Representations category
- the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in the International Organisations category
- the New Humanitarian in the Non-Governmental Organisations category
For more details, read the data analysis behind the awards | Take a look at the photos of the event | Watch the event recording
2018
The 4th Geneva Engage Awards ceremony was held in February 2019. The three recipients of the award were:
- Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations, in the Permanent Representations category;
- International Air Transport Association (IATA), in the International Organisations category;
- Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisations (GAVI), in the Non-Governmental Organisations category.
For more details, read the data analysis behind the awards | Take a look at the photos of the event | Watch the event recording
2017
The 3rd Geneva Engage Awards ceremony was held in December 2017. The three recipients of the award were:
- The Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in Geneva, in the Permanent Representations category;
- The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG), in the International Organisations category;
- The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), in the Non-Governmental Organisations category.
Consult the data analysis of the 3rd Geneva Engage Awards |Take a look at the photos of the event | Watch the event recording | Read the press release
2016
The 2nd Geneva Engage Awards ceremony took place in February 2017. The three recipients of the award were:
- Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the United Nations Office and Other International Organisations in Geneva, in Permanent Representations category;
- World Health Organisation, in the International Organisations category;
- World Economic Forum, in the Non-Governmental Organisations category.
For more details, read the event report and the analysis behind the awards | Take a look at photos of the event | Watch the event recording
2015
The 1st Geneva Engage Awards ceremony was held in January 2016 as part of the Geneva Engage Conference. The three recipients of the award were:
- Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Switzerland, in the Permanent Representations category;
- World Health Organisation, in the International Organisations category;
- The World Wide Fund for Nature and Child Rights Connect, in the Non-Governmental Organisations category.
For more details, read the event report | Take a look at the event photos