International Pride Awards

The awardees are South African deputy minister Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, the human rights organisation COC Nederland, long-standing activist Marcela Dimonty from Chile, Ugandan trans pastor Aggie Dennett Harmon, and the disability rights advocate and LGBTIQ+ ally Dr Satendra Singh from India

ILGA World representatives are contributing to many sessions of the 2026 WorldPride human rights conference: discover the programme!

On 5 August 2026, the International Pride Awards ceremony will be live from the WorldPride Human Rights Conference in Amsterdam. Join us!

The British-Iraqi writer, filmmaker, and performer also known as Glamrou will host the ceremony during the Human Rights Conference at WorldPride Amsterdam

UNDP and ILGA World welcome Deutsche Bank and OUTtv as supporters of the 2026 International Pride Awards ceremony and broadcast

This global initiative celebrates heroes driving LGBTIQ+ equality and positive change. Submit your nominations starting 17 March 2026

The ILGA World Conference in Cape Town was the largest in the history of the organisation, with over 1,450 delegates in attendance. The membership elected new Board members and decided to hold the next ILGA World Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina

The first-ever International Pride Awards today honoured five remarkable advocates for LGBTIQ+ equality, celebrating them during a ceremony held during the 31st ILGA World Conference in Cape Town, South Africa

UNDP and ILGA World announce Yaya Mavundla as the host of the inaugural International Pride Awards ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa