Submissions open for WIN DRR Leadership Awards 2025

The WIN DRR Leadership Awards celebrate and recognize women’s achievements in disaster risk reduction across the Asia-Pacific region. The awards are part of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) flagship women’s leadership initiative, WIN DRR, supported by the Government of Australia.

The 2025 WIN DRR Leadership Awards will be presented as part of the UNDRR celebrations of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction in October 2025.

Award Information

• The Rising Star Award (US$ 7,500): Granted to an individual woman who has demonstrated leadership potential early in her disaster risk reduction career.
• The Excellence Award (US$ 10,000): Granted to an individual woman who has achieved exceptional professional success in disaster risk reduction. This award is sponsored by SM Prime Holdings.

Eligibility Criteria

• Nominations for the 2025 WIN DRR Leadership Awards are encouraged from across the WIN DRR network and the broader disaster risk reduction community.
• Individuals can nominate themselves or others by completing the nomination form.
• Nominees must identify as women and be citizens or permanent residents of Asia-Pacific countries, who are working on disaster risk reduction across the Asia-Pacific region.
• For the purposes of the awards, those countries include: Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Kiribati, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu and Viet Nam.

Ineligibility Criteria

• People who are currently or who have previously worked as staff for UNDRR or the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) are not eligible for the awards, though they are able to nominate others.
• People who are currently contracted with UNDRR in any capacity (e.g. as an intern, consultant or UNV), and people who are working for organizations that are currently contracted or receiving a grant from UNDRR are also ineligible.

For more information, visit UNDRR.