United Nations Correspondents Association

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The United Nations Correspondents Association (U.N. Correspondents Association), or UNCA, was founded in New York City in 1948. It has over 250 members today[ citation needed ] . It presents the annual UNCA Excellence in Journalism Awards. The purpose of the awards "is to recognize and encourage excellence in reporting on the United Nations, its affiliated agencies, organizations and missions."

Contents

The 2013 Awards were reported in The New York Times : [1]

Executive board

U.N. Correspondents Association2025 Executive Board

President: Valeria Robecco, ANSA News Agency

1st Vice President: Edith Lederer, Associated Press

2nd Vice President: Betul Yuruk, CNBC Turkiye

3rd Vice President: Carrie Nooten, Le Monde

Treasurer: Giampaolo Pioli, Quotidiano Nazionale

Secretary: Linda Fasulo, National Public Radio

Members at Large:

Ali Barada, France 24; Aaron Berger, SABC News; Amelie Bottollier-Depois, Agence France Presse; Sherwin Bryce-Pease, SABC News; Stéphanie Fillion, Asahi Shimbun; Yvonne Murray, RTÉ; Benno Schwinghammer, DPA, German Press Agency; Xu Dezhi, China Central Television; Sylvianne Zehil, L'Orient Le Jour [2]

Excellence in Journalism Awards

The UNCA Excellence in Journalism Awards[ citation needed ] are presented by the United Nations Correspondents Association. They include:

The Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize

See footnote. [3]

The Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize was established in memory of a journalist for The Boston Globe , who was killed while reporting the war in Iraq in 2003. The prize is for written media (including online media).

The Ricardo Ortega Memorial Prize

See footnote. [3]

The Prince Albert II of Monaco and UNCA Global Prize

See footnote. [3]

The prize is for coverage of climate change.

The United Nations Foundation Prize

See footnote. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Evening Hours: The Party Season". The New York Times. December 22, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2025 UNCA Executive Committee « The United Nations Correspondents Association" . Retrieved 2025-07-16.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Go to 2016 UNCA Awards Winners (UNCA official website. Retrieved 2017-02-25.) and scroll down to each of the four awards.


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