2026 Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads Photo Contest

UNESCO invites young people from around the world, aged 14 to 25, to pick up their cameras and send their best photos to the...

2026 International Literacy Prizes

UNESCO has opened the call for applications and nominations for the 2026 International Literacy Prizes. Literacy educators, organizations, and governments from around the world...

Uranium Mine Challenge: Call for Student Submissions

The IAEA invites university students to design, build and demonstrate a concept for a sustainable uranium mining operation. Teams of two to four university...

Intercultural Innovation Hub 2026

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group, with the support of Accenture, are pleased to announce the 2026 cycle of the Intercultural Innovation Hub (IIH). As...

2026 Young Trade Leaders Programme

The WTO is inviting applications for the 2026 Young Trade Leaders Programme, an initiative aimed at fostering a better understanding of the WTO's work...

2026 Youth4Climate Call for Solutions

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Government of Italy, has announced the launch of the Youth4Climate Call for Solutions 2026. This...

2026 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education

UNESCO is launching the call for nominations for the 2026 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education. Each year, the Prize recognizes two laureates...

Open Call: UNCCD COP17 media reporting fellowship

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA) are launching the UNCCD COP17 Land and Drought Media Reporting Fellowship to...

Capture the Future: Global Youth Storytelling Initiative for People and Nature

The “Capture the Future: Global Youth Storytelling Initiative for People and Nature” is accepting submissions from 5 March to 31 May 2026. The goal...

International Pride Awards 2026

UNDP and ILGA World honour global LGBTIQ+ equality heroes. Global initiative celebrates heroes driving LGBTIQ+ equality and positive change; nominations open on 17 March 2026, and the...

Best Tourism Villages 2026

Since its launch in 2021, Best Tourism Villages by UN Tourism attracted more than 1,000 applications from 100 countries. Today, the Network brings together...

2026 Young Champions of the Earth award

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched a call for nominations for the 2026 cycle of the Young Champions of the Earth award, which honours outstanding...

2026 Champions of the Earth award

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has opened nominations for the 2026 Champions of the Earth award – the UN’s highest environmental honour – this year focusing...

2026 Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship

The application period for the 2026 Reham Al-Farra (RAF) Memorial Journalism Fellowship is now OPEN until 3 April 2026. Interested applicants can submit their...

Call for chapter submissions: Emerging technologies in enhancing disaster resilience

UNDRR launches a call for contributions for a new compendium titled “State of Art Policy and Practice of Emerging Technologies in Enhancing Resilience.” The compendium...