The President of United Nations General Assembly Tijjani Muhammad-Bande announced that Marianna Vardinoyannis, of Greece, and Doctor Morissana Kouyaté, of Guinea will receive the 2020 Nelson Mandela Prize.
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) established the award in June 2014.
It will be awarded every 5 years, to honour Nelson Mandela’s life and legacy of political and social transformation.