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Plague Inc: The Cure – WHO and gamers join forces

Leading disease outbreak experts have come together to show gamers everywhere how to spot and stop a pandemic. A new expansion of the hit mobile...
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“What if – Spesterra” Youth Video Challenge

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2021 the “International Year of Peace and Trust”. It is also the first year of the Decade of...
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UNESCO Clubs 2021 Worldwide Youth Multimedia Competition

USFUCA, UNESCO Center for Peace and World Genesis Foundation invite youth around the world to take part in this year’s Multimedia Competition. Unparalleled connectivity...
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World Oceans Day Photo Competition

The UN World Oceans Day Photo Competition is hosted by the United Nations, curated by Ellen Cuylaerts and a jury composed of world-renowned individuals. June...
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Goi Peace Foundation – 2021 International essay contest for young people

This annual international essay contest is organized in an effort to harness the energy, creativity and initiative of the world's youth in promoting a...
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Space4Youth Competition

The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, in collaboration with the Space Generation Advisory Council, has launched the 2021 edition of the Space4Youth Competition! Are...
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UNWTO Rural Tourism Startup Competition

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched a new competition to identify the best ideas that will help rural communities recover from the impacts...
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GEM Report Photo contest: non-state actors in education

Every year, the GEM Report holds an international photo contest to seek out new and original images to complement its innovative findings and analysis....
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Call for Entries: Sustainable Development Photo and Video Storytelling Contest

Tying in with the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development 2021, the UNU Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES)...
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World Habitat Awards

Our World Habitat Awards recognise and highlight innovative, outstanding and sometimes revolutionary housing ideas, projects and programmes from across the world. More than 250 outstanding World...
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UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education

On International Women’s Day, UNESCO launched the call for nominations for the 2021 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education. The Prize awards US$...
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International Innovation Award for Sustainable Food and Agriculture

Innovation is changing the way food is produced, processed, traded and consumed and building more resilient and robust food systems. Both digital technologies and...
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International Green Gown Awards

The 2021 International Green Gown Awards are now open for applications. The awards are supported by UN Environment and are open to any university...

Cartoon Competition: What if your pencil was a tool against forced...

Cartoonists from all over the world will have the opportunity to shed light on the injustice of forced labour, through a global cartoon competition. The...

UN Global Climate Action Awards 2021

Organizations, businesses, universities, governments and others taking bold leadership on climate change can nominate their work for the special 10th anniversary edition of the UN...