Public nominations open for UNEP’s Champions of the Earth Award 2022
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a call for nominations for its annual Champions of the Earth award – the UN’s highest environmental...
2022 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education
On International Women’s Day, UNESCO launched the call for nominations for the 2022 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education. The Prize awards US$...
Call for papers for 2022 Essay competition for Young Economists
The WTO has issued a call for young economists to submit papers for the 2022 WTO Essay Award. The aim of the award is...
One minute challenge: shoot a video about groundwater
We are asking people from around the world to make a 60-second film on the theme of ‘Groundwater –making the invisible visible’. Tell us...
Call for entries: UN-Habitat Better Cities film festival
The UN-Habitat Better Cities Film Festival returns to the Eleventh World Urban Forum in Katowice, Poland, 26-30 June 2022. Organised in partnership with First+Main Films, the festival...
UN World Oceans Day Photo Competition (2022 edition)
Photography is a powerful medium to convey a feeling or a message. This open and free photo competition seeks to inspire the creation of...
17th International Poster Biennial competition
The 2022 theme for Category B of the 17th International Poster Biennial is: "Only One Earth - Unpublished Posters for the Restoration of the...
WHO and NAM encourage digital platforms to apply global principles for...
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) are encouraging social media companies and other digital platforms to apply global principles for...
International Green Gown Awards 2022
Is your institution the most sustainable institution of the year?
Is your institution benefitting society?
Is your institution empowering students?
Is your institution providing next-generation learning and...
UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize: Call for nominations
UNESCO is now receiving nominations for the 9th edition of the UNESCO/Jikji Memory of the World Prize. Member States, in consultation with their National Commissions, as well as international non-governmental organizations...
UNIDIR Global Disarmament Essay Competition
General Awareness raising of disarmament issues among next generations: Global Disarmament Essay Competition.
The UN Secretary-General’s “Securing our Common Future: An Agenda for Disarmament”, highlighted...
The Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction
The call for nominations for the 2022 United Nations Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction is open, under the theme “Building resilience through a...
UNESCO Clubs 2022 Worldwide Youth Multimedia Competition
USFUCA, UNESCO Center for Peace, World Genesis Foundation, and WhizJuniors invite youth around the world to take part in this year’s Multimedia Competition. Unparalleled...
2022 UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize in the Basic Sciences
The UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize in the Basic Sciences aims to promote and honour excellence in the basic sciences, defined to include the disciplines...
World Habitat Awards 2022
Inspirational projects and programmes that provide outstanding, innovative and sustainable housing solutions are encouraged to enter the 2022 World Habitat Awards now.
For over 35 years, the...