2026 Young Champions of the Earth award

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched a call for nominations for the 2026 cycle of the Young Champions of the Earth award, which honours outstanding...

2026 Champions of the Earth award

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has opened nominations for the 2026 Champions of the Earth award – the UN’s highest environmental honour – this year focusing...

2026 Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship

The application period for the 2026 Reham Al-Farra (RAF) Memorial Journalism Fellowship is now OPEN until 3 April 2026. Interested applicants can submit their...

Call for chapter submissions: Emerging technologies in enhancing disaster resilience

UNDRR launches a call for contributions for a new compendium titled “State of Art Policy and Practice of Emerging Technologies in Enhancing Resilience.” The compendium...

General Assembly Appoints Artificial Intelligence Panel

On 12 February, the General Assembly today appointed 40 members recommended by the Secretary-General to the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI), following a request...

International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People

The UPU announced the theme of the 55th edition of the International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People, which will take place in 2026. Write a...

2026 UNNF Ocean Governance Fellowship for SIDS

Objectives Tailored to address the special circumstances of SIDS, along with the diverse challenges, opportunities and needs across different regions, this Fellowship aims to...

UNNF Strategic Needs Fellowship 2026

The Strategic Needs Fellowship aims to enable developing States, particularly least developed countries, small island developing States and landlocked developing countries, to better address strategically...

‘Deepfake abuse is abuse’

Statement by UNICEF on AI-generated sexualised images of children “UNICEF is increasingly alarmed by reports of a rapid rise in the volume of AI-generated sexualised...

UNESCO: “Your Heritage, Your Story”

UNESCO has launched “Your Heritage, Your Story”, a new podcast series that brings World Heritage sites of Latin America and the Caribbean to life through powerful stories, expert voices and memories.

WIPO Global Awards 2026

Awarding innovative and creative companies that turn Intellectual Property (IP) into economic and societal value. We celebrate and support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and...

“Diplomat for a Day” 2026 in Brussels

The British, Canadian, Australian, Dutch and New Zealand embassies in Belgium invite female Belgian high-school students aged 16 to 19, to enter a competition...

64th Graduate Study Programme (GSP)

The Graduate Study Programme (GSP) at UN Geneva is the longest-running educational initiative of the United Nations. Over the past 63 years, almost 3,500 young people...
UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize banner

UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2026

UNESCO Member States may nominate candidates in consultation with their National Commissions. In addition, international and regional professional non-governmental organizations working in the field...

Infographic Contest on the Safe and Secure Transport of Nuclear and...

Ahead of the International Conference for the Safe and Secure Transport of Nuclear and Radioactive Material which will take place in Vienna, Austria from 23 to...