Competitions and Contests

Essays, poems, photography, artworks, cartoons, videos. There are over a dozen competitions and contests organised yearly by the UN family. They represent a fun, at time challenging, way to engage creatively with topics that are a priority for the organisation.

Technical Committee Photo Competition Invites Participants to Capture Cyprus’ Shared Cultural Heritage

The Technical Committee on Cultural Heritage, in collaboration with the Technical Committee on Youth, has launched a photo competition inviting participants to capture the island's shared cultural heritage through their own lens. The competition encourages photographers, heritage enthusiasts and members of the public to select a monument from the completed...

WMO 2027 Calendar Competition

WMO is delighted to announce the launch of its 2027 Calendar Photography Competition – one of our most anticipated annual traditions. This year's theme, "Your Weather, Your World," celebrates the extraordinary ways weather, climate and water shape our daily lives and the world around us. Each year, photographers from around the globe help us...

Photo Contest “Nomadic Culture of Central Asia: Preserving Traditions and Biodiversity”

In the framework of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP), UNESCO Regional Office in Almaty is launching an international photo contest “Nomadic cultures of Central Asia: safeguarding pastoralism traditions and biodiversity”. Professional and amateur photographers are invited to submit photographs taken in Central Asia that relate to one...