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UNWTO ‘Best Tourism Villages’

The search is on for the best examples of rural villages harnessing the power of tourism to provide opportunity and safeguard their communities, local...
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Best Small Business: Good Food for All Competition

The UN Food Systems Summit has announced a competition to identify the best small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from across the world who are...
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Intercultural Innovation Award

The Intercultural Innovation Award is a partnership between the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group that selects and supports the most innovative grassroots projects that...
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jumpthegap, 10th edition of Roca’s international design contest

jumpthegap®, Roca’s international design contest, promotes the creativity and talent of students and professionals to come up with creative, innovative and radical bathroom solutions to address the challenges included in the 2030 agenda. The competition has a...
UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes

UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of...

The 2021 edition of the UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes is open for online nominations until...
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2021 edition of UNESCO International Literacy Prizes

UNESCO opened its call for applications and encourages all champions in the field of literacy learning to apply for the prestigious UNESCO International Literacy...
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#GenerationRestoration Youth Challenge

The #GenerationRestoration Youth Challenge is a global call for youth-led solutions to conserve and restore ecosystems. In alignment with the UN Decade, the Challenge...
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New social listening radio tool to aid in COVID-19 infodemic response

The World Health Organization and UN Global Pulse, the Secretary-General’s digital innovation initiative, are embarking on a new venture to analyse content shared on...
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2021 Global Media Competition on Labour Migration

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched its seventh annual Global Media Competition. Its aim is to recognize fair and balanced reports that contribute...
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UN launches the first artificial intelligence tool for rapid natural capital...

An innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tool that will make it easier for countries to measure the contributions of nature to their economic prosperity and...
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UNDP and HEART 17 launch platform to unite youth, artists and...

A new global initiative called HEART 17, launched in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), to bring together young people and the...
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UNWTO and Facebook partner to support members states to leverage digital...

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Facebook have partnered to help global destinations make use of the power of digital marketing as they look...
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UNESCO and Vulog launch partnership to develop a “Smart and Inclusive...

UNESCO and Vulog have announced a partnership to develop a “Smart and Inclusive Cities Tool,” a project that will focus on the impact that...
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Equator Prize 2021

This year’s Equator Prize will recognize innovative initiatives from local communities and Indigenous peoples that demonstrate exceptional achievements in nature-based solutions for local sustainable...
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Short-Silent Video Competition for high school students in Southeast Asia

For all junior and high school students aged 15 to 19 in South East Asian countries. UNESCO, in collaboration with the Association of Indonesian...