20 October 2025, Geneva, Switzerland – The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is pleased to announce that the second edition of Doha World Negotiation Day will take place in Doha, Qatar, on 8 December 2025. Hosted by UNITAR and organized in collaboration with the Doha Forum, the 2025 edition will focus on “Negotiating Peace in a Fragmented World: The Case for Preventive Diplomacy.” 

Doha World Negotiation Day 2025 will conclude with the bestowing of the Doha Best Negotiator of the Year Award, a prestigious distinction given to one exceptional negotiator who has displayed exemplary skills and achievements on the international stage. Selected by a renowned international jury composed of prominent negotiators and diplomatic leaders, the award honours individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, creativity, and resilience in navigating complex negotiations and finding peaceful solutions to challenging global issues.  

Nominees should have demonstrated their negotiation skills as being instrumental in reaching an agreement in a conflict situation between multiple stakeholders. The criteria for nominations are as follows:  

• Adheres to the values of the Charter of the United Nations, especially the fundamental human rights, the dignity and worth of the human person, and the equal rights of men and women and nations large and small;
• Adheres to principles of integrity;
• Carried out an ethical and responsible negotiation;
• Carried out a negotiation with multiple stakeholders;
• Carried out a high-stakes negotiation and reached an acceptable solution for all concerned.
• Carried out a negotiation supporting and respecting the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights, or supporting a precautionary approach to environmental challenges.  

UNITAR kindly invites nominations by 1 November 2025. Please email dwnd@unitar.org with your submissions.  

Uniting some of the world’s most renowned contributors to peaceful negotiation and conflict resolution, Doha World Negotiation Day will provide a high-level forum to discuss the role of negotiation in today’s challenging world.  

Prior to the main event, participants will also have the opportunity to attend an optional Free Masterclass on Key Cross-Cultural Negotiation Skills. This practical one-hour session, organized in partnership with QatarDebate, will explore the essential elements of cross-cultural negotiation.  

For more information, please click the link below or contact dwnd@unitar.org. The event requires registration and is open to the public for both in-person and online participation.