The Egyptian journalist Hadeer El-Hodary has won a major international journalism award for her coverage of climate change, marking a significant achievement for Egyptian and Arab media on the global stage.
El-Hodary received the United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) Global Climate Change Award, presented under the Prince Albert II of Monaco Award for Climate-Related Coverage category. She was the only Arab journalist among this year’s UNCA award recipients.
The Egyptian journalist was presented with the bronze medal during the 29th UNCA Awards Ceremony, held at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The award was handed to her by Ambassador Isabelle Picco, Permanent Representative of the Principality of Monaco to the United Nations.
The UNCA Awards are widely regarded as among the most prestigious international journalism honors. They recognize journalists and media organizations for in-depth, professional reporting on United Nations affairs, sustainable development, and human rights, with a particular focus on major global challenges—foremost among them climate change.
El-Hodary’s win highlights Egypt’s growing presence in global environmental journalism and underscores the role of Arab reporters in elevating climate issues within international media discourse. The recognition also reflects the increasing importance of high-quality reporting in shaping public understanding of climate change and its global implications.
Her achievement has been widely celebrated in Egypt as a source of national pride and a testament to the country’s journalistic talent on the international stage.
