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Awards and Prizes

Awards and prizes for youth representatives, environmental champions, innovators, educators, and many more, are given by the United Nations to recognise and reward people for their extraordinary achievements in helping promote the goals and priorities of the organisation.

Applications open for the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities (Shanghai Award)

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has announced the establishment of the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities (Shanghai Award) to accelerate the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the New Urban...

UNWTO opens call for Best Tourism Village 2023

UNWTO has opened applications for the third edition of its Best Tourism Villages initiative. Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO was launched in 2021 as part of the Organization's work to make tourism a driver of rural development and wellbeing. To...

2023 Call for nominations UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize

The 2023 UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes is now open. The Prize rewards outstanding examples of action to safeguard and enhance the world’s cultural landscapes. The Prize was established in 1995 by Greece...

2023 Scroll of Honour Award

UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency focusing on sustainable urbanization, has launched nominations for its prestigious 2023 Scroll of Honour Award. Nominations are open from 20 March to 20 June 2023. The UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award, launched in 1989, recognizes individuals and institutions...

SDG Action Awards 2023

Does your initiative bring positive change and transformative solutions to the most pressing challenges? Apply now for the UN SDG Action Awards 2023. Imagine a world that's safe, just, and on track to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our imagination has great...

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