UNICEF Spain Awards 2025 Recognize Child Rights Champions
The UNICEF Spain Awards celebrated key advocates for children's rights in 2025.
- • UNICEF Spain Awards held on October 2, 2025
- • Queen Letizia presided over the ceremony
- • Gasol Foundation received the Transforma award
- • Kim Phuc Phan Thi was honored with the Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez award.
Key details
On October 2, 2025, the UNICEF Spain Awards ceremony took place at the Auditorium of the Superior Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), presided over by Queen Letizia. The event highlighted the contributions of individuals and organizations dedicated to improving child welfare and advancing children's rights in Spain. Significant awardees included the Gasol Foundation, which won in the Transforma category for its efforts in promoting children's health and well-being. The youth journalist network Cibercorresponsales was honored in the Communication category for its impactful youth-led journalism initiatives. Additionally, Kim Phuc Phan Thi, famously known as ‘the napalm girl’ for her harrowing image from the Vietnam War, received the Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez award, acknowledging her ongoing advocacy for child rights and her commitment to raising awareness around vulnerable children's issues. This event was attended by notable figures including Ángel Gabilondo, the Defensor del Pueblo, Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities Diana Morant, and the President of UNICEF Spain, Gustavo Suárez Pertierra, among others, reinforcing the collective effort toward the protection and promotion of children's rights in Spain.