Published on Nov 20, 2025
Current Affairs
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace
Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace

♦ Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet was on 19 November 2025 presented with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. The award was presented to her by the Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, who is also the chairperson of the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust, which confers the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize.

♦ Michelle Bachelet was appointed as the first director of the UN Women Agency in 2010 and later as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.