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$...
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...
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...
Photo contest: Celebrate a tree that supports your well-being
Healthy trees and forests mean healthy people. Forests provide health benefits for everyone on the planet, from fresh air and nutritious foods and ingredients...
WTO photo contest: “Trading during the COVID-19 pandemic”
The WTO and the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) have launched a photo contest to showcase how world trade is supporting economic recovery from the...
UN Women launches global call to creatives: Artivism for Gender Equality
As part of the Generation Equality campaign, UN Women has issued a global call for original artwork that visualizes and celebrates activism for gender equality....
#forSafeWorship, submit your story
The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) are looking for stories. Your story. To inspire people around the world to join the movement to...
Second Open Call for SDG Good Practices, Success Stories and Lessons...
A second open call for SDG good practices, success stories, and lessons learned is now open until 28 February 2021. The purpose of this call...
Music competition launched to raise awareness of child labour
The Music Against Child Labour Initiative, which brings together musicians to raise awareness of child labour, is launching a song competition to mark the...
Champions of the Earth Award
The United Nations is calling for nominees for its Champions of the Earth award – the world body’s highest honour for individuals and organizations...
50th International Letter-Writing Competition
The Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) International Letter-Writing Competition will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year.
The competition, launched in 1971, aims to promote literacy among...
Comic and cartoon competition – Generation Equality: Picture It!
UN Women—together with the European Commission, Belgium, France, Mexico, as well as in partnership with Cartooning for Peace—is organizing a global comic and cartoon...
2021 Global SDG pioneers
It's time to celebrate the individuals and businesses behind sustainability in global and local markets. Applications are open and the search is on for...