Gold Mercury International

Gold Mercury International, is an International nongovernmental organization (INGO), think tank and the institution that presents the Gold Mercury International Award. The organisation focuses on Global governance and international affairs.

Gold Mercury International
Date	1961; 64 years ago (1961) – present
Location	London
Country	England
Website	www.goldmercury.org

It was founded in 1961 in Rome by Eduardo De Santis and the headquarters were relocated to Mayfair, London, in the 1990s.^[1]

The Gold Mercury Awards

Main article: Gold Mercury International Award

The Gold Mercury Awards are presented across critical areas of international importance, including peaceful relations, humanitarian efforts, global health, economic development, science, culture, and sustainability.

The Gold Mercury Award 2025^[2] for Peace and Environmental Stewardship was awarded to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. The Gold Mercury Award 2024^[3] for Humanitarian Affairs was presented to Sergio Scapagnini and the Street Children of the World, in a ceremony in Kolkata, India.

In 2006 Kerry Kennedy, President of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Foundation, received the Gold Mercury Award for Humanitarian Affairs.^[4] Colombian President Álvaro Uribe received the Peace and Security award in 2009.^[5]

Advisory Board

The advisory board of Gold Mercury International includes former heads of state and government including Enrique Baron Crespo, former President of the European Parliament, the former President of Bulgaria, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and Roza Otunbayeva, Former President of Kyrgyzstan.^[6]