Past Competitions and Awards

International Day of Forests 2024 photo contest

What does forest innovation look like near you? Help the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) show how innovative action, technology and knowledge are helping to protect forests and increase the benefits...

2024 Space4Youth Competition

Fifth edition of the Space4Youth Essay Competition, targeting students and young professionals with the aim to highlight governance practices and experiences on the sustainable use of outer space to address the needs of the present in a manner that protects the interests of future generations.

Equator Prize 2024

The 15th cycle of the Equator Initiative aims to identify innovative approaches and solutions led by Indigenous Peoples and local communities

2024 MIP SDG Award

MIPTV call for entries for the 2024 MIP SDG Award, associated with the United Nations, is an annual recognition within the international audiovisual sector for contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This award,...

International Contest for Minority Artists 2024

On the occasion of the 31st Anniversary of the UN Declaration on Minorities on 18 December 2023, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) and the non-governmental organizations Minority Rights Group International and Freemuse launched the 2024 Edition of the International Contest...

UNESCO ICT in education prize 2023

2023 call for nominations open to projects creating synergies between digital learning and greening education.

5th call for short films by the Health for All Film Festival

5th call opens from 1 November 2023 until 31 January 2024. The fifth Health for All Film Festival (HAFF) official selection of about 90 short films will be presented to the public in April 2024 via...

Children’s book contest on soil and water

Inviting soil scientists and designers to team up and submit their freestyle book proposal for children based on the World Soil Day theme

“Soil and water, a source of life” photo contest

Are you a professional, occasional or ‘wannabe’ photographer?  Join the contest and send in your photographs about soil and water

World Soil Day: Poster contest on soil and water

Calling on children and teens, from ages 5 to 14, living all around the world, to use their imagination and create a poster by kids for kids  that illustrates how healthy soil and clean water contribute to achieve sustainable and resilient agrifood systems.

Competitions and Awards

Video Games, Mobile Apps & Podcasts

UNECE: URBAN Matters

series asks mayors and urban experts how they can join forces to share ideas and address city challenges related to the pandemic.

UN (General): UNcomplicated

the United Nations is a complicated place so this podcast from hosts Sinduja Srinivasan and Jason DeWall for UN News – one insider, one outsider – aims to change all that.