Press Room
IPRA's latest news and notifications
Message from the IPRA President: Excellence in PR and human wellbeing July 2026
in Press Release 2 days, 17 hours ago
On 3 July 2026 IPRA assembled some of its senior members to constitute the panel of judges to review entries for its annual Golden World Awards for Excellence in PR (GWA). The judges worked in person in London and on-line from different parts of the world.
Significant growth in Europe among the winners of the 2026 Golden World Awards
in Press Release 2 weeks ago
The 2026 competition proved a great success for entrants from Europe which rose to over half the global awards. Driving this is clearly the choice of location for the Gala, being Athens Greece.
IPRA supports “We the peoples: shaping the future of the UN”
in Press Release 2 weeks, 3 days ago
Open only to qualified UN non-government representatives, such as IPRA and its five-person bureau in New York, the UN on 9 July conducted a special event to solicit opinions as to how it can retrench in the face of “a rapidly changing global landscape.”
IPRA announces the winners of the 2026 Golden World Awards
in Press Release 3 weeks ago
PR campaigns on storytelling in Ghana and landscapes of connection in Greece are among the winners of the 2026 IPRA Golden World Awards
Message from the IPRA President: PR and the good of Mankind June 2026
in Press Release 1 month, 1 week ago
As a judge reviewing submissions for the International Public Relations Golden World Awards, I am once again struck by the power of public relations. What we do in our profession helps to turn difficult situations around and to move different people to undertake impactful interventions. When we gather in Athens, Greece, on 23 September 2026, for IPRA’s annual Golden World Awards Gala, we shall be celebrating some of the best examples of global public relations practice.
Message from the IPRA President: Empathy is key May 2026
in Press Release 2 months, 1 week ago
Whether it is in developing strategies for communicating internally in an organization, helping to integrate innovative technology within a cultural context, or delivering messages to market a product globally, empathy is key to effective communication. Putting yourself in the context of the target audience is vital in determining how best to deliver a message that resonates so as to obtain the results required.
Invitation to an IPRA webinar “Trust in the Age of AI” 21 May
in news 2 months, 3 weeks ago
I am pleased to invite you to the next in the series of IPRA Thought Leadership webinars. The webinar Trust in the Age of AI: The three operational frameworks approach will be presented by Matheus Puppe and moderated by Fabio Brandt on Thursday 21 May 2026 at 12.00 GMT/UCT (unadjusted).
Message from the IPRA President: Proactive communication for world peace April 2026
in Press Release 3 months, 2 weeks ago
There are huge costs for humanity from war. The human catastrophes include lives cut short of both innocent children as well as soldiers. Families are left grieving and life is disrupted across the world. Worse, modern weapons of war have an even more devastating impact than in previous human eras. And war means the cost of living rises steeply as resources that could improve lives are used for destruction.
Message from the IPRA President: Humanity in Harmony – Climate Change February 2026
in Press Release 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Whether it is flash floods in Mozambique or India, a hurricane in Jamaica, extreme temperatures in Tokyo or London, or raging fires in California, extreme weather events are being experienced around the world, and news of them is being shared globally. This makes us increasingly recognize that talk of climate change is not just abstract scientific theory. This is something that affects us drastically in different parts of our world; lives are lost, the hard work of farmers, for instance, is reduced to nothing, homes are flattened.
IPRA and Kazakhstan in co-operation agreement
in Press Release 6 months, 1 week ago
IPRA, the International Public Relations Association, has signed a partnership agreement with the Association of PR and Media Professionals (APRM), Kazakhstan. Under the agreement, inter alia, the organisations will exchange information, share publications and help promote the ethical development of the PR profession with our codes and guidelines.
Message from the IPRA President: Humanity in Harmony January 2026
in Press Release 6 months, 1 week ago
It is humbling to take up the Presidency of IPRA. What a privilege to stand on the shoulders of Nataša Pavlović Bujas after her outstanding two-year tenure.
Message from the IPRA President: Celebrating Our Shared Journey December 2025
in Press Release 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Dear colleagues,
Jim Pritchitt In Memoriam
in Press Release 7 months, 3 weeks ago
IPRA pays its respects to Jim Pritchitt, who died peacefully in Sydney, Australia on Sunday 23 November 2025 aged 85. Jim was IPRA President in 1992.
IPRA President elect at Türkiye’s Golden Compass Awards
in Press Release 7 months, 4 weeks ago
IPRA President elect Esther Cobbah was in Istanbul this week and invited to present an award at the 23rd Golden Compass Awards (Altın Pusula) organised by the Turkish Public Relations Association (TUHİD). Esther spoke to award winners and guests about recent IPRA achievements. She met with TUHİD President İpek Özgüden and IPRA President 2014 Zehra Gungor (pictured left to right).
Message from the IPRA President: Communication for Trust, Ethics, and Progress in Ghana November 2025
in Press Release 8 months, 2 weeks ago
Dear friends and colleagues,