UNHCR NGO Innovation Award 2022
The UNHCR’s NGO Innovation Award (“the Award”) celebrates the efforts and accomplishments of NGOs who developed innovative approaches for protection and delivery of services...
3rd Gastronomy Tourism Startup Competition
Following the success of previous editions, UNWTO in collaboration with Basque Culinary Center launch the 3rd Global Competition for Gastronomy Tourism Startups. Thee mission:...
UNODC’s new Listen First series
With the global pandemic stretching out longer than anyone had hoped for, its consequences continue to impact children and young people globally: aside from...
UN Population Award
Each year, the Committee for the United Nations Population Award honours an individual and/or institution in recognition of outstanding contributions to population and reproductive...
UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2022
UNESCO is inviting the governments of Member States, in consultation with their National Commissions, as well as international and regional professional non-governmental organizations, active...
World Wildlife Day Film Showcase
The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Jackson Wild, and the United Nations Development...
Climate Smart Cities Challenge
At Expo 2020 in Dubai, UN-Habitat and Sweden launched the Climate Smart Cities Challenge to accelerate the shift to climate-neutral cities.
The Climate Smart Cities...
3rd edition: Health for All Film Festival
For the third Health for All Film Festival which is to be held in 2022, the World Health Organization is inviting independent filmmakers, production companies, public health institutions, NGOs, communities, students, and film schools from around the world to submit their original...
ESCWA Regional Art Competition
The Global 16 Days Campaign to end gender-based violence takes place every year between 25 November to 10 December. The Campaign raises awareness and...
Online game showcases plight of our planet’s disappearing coral reefs (UNEP)
One of the world’s leading producers of online word games joined a global effort to help protect the planet’s coral reefs, which a new...
The Antidote COVID-19 teaches players how to stay safe
Just as the COVID-19 pandemic is starting to sweep through the world, Antidote Laboratories receives a strange package. You are assigned to study it...
Fit for Life Photo Contest
To celebrate the launch of the Social and Human Science Sector’s new sport-based flagship, Fit for Life, UNESCO is organizing a photo contest to promote...
World Food Day Poster Contest (Age 5-19)
If you’re between the ages 5 to 19, take part in this World Food Day poster contest. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)...
Netflix and UNESCO short film competition
Netflix and UNESCO have launched an innovative short film competition on ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’ across Sub-Saharan Africa. Winners of the competition will be trained...
Google teams up with UN for verified climate information
Millions of people around the world go to Google to get information about climate change and sustainability. Later this month, when users search for...






