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Music competition launched to raise awareness of child labour

The Music Against Child Labour Initiative, which brings together musicians to raise awareness of child labour, is launching a song competition to mark the...

Champions of the Earth Award

The United Nations is calling for nominees for its Champions of the Earth award – the world body’s highest honour for individuals and organizations...
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50th International Letter-Writing Competition

The Universal Postal Union’s (UPU) International Letter-Writing Competition will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year. The competition, launched in 1971, aims to promote literacy among...
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Comic and cartoon competition – Generation Equality: Picture It!

UN Women—together with the European Commission, Belgium, France, Mexico, as well as in partnership with Cartooning for Peace—is organizing a global comic and cartoon...
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2021 Global SDG pioneers

It's time to celebrate the individuals and businesses behind sustainability in global and local markets. Applications are open and the search is on for...
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International Youth Art Contest for World Wildlife Day 2021

In celebration of World Wildlife Day (WWD) 2021, celebrated each year on March 3rd, IFAW, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, is hosting its third...
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UNHCR Greece: student contest on the 75th anniversary of the United...

The United Nations is marking its 75th anniversary this year at a time of great challenge, including the worst global health emergency in its history. Covid-19 is...
United Nations Cookbook Recipe Challenge

United Nations Cookbook Recipe Challenge

Enter your recipe for potential inclusion in the United Nations Cookbook! Our food system needs fixing, and you can be a part of the solution....
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2nd WHO Health for All Film Festival

The World Health Organization invites independent film-makers, production companies, NGOs, communities, students, and film schools from around the world to submit their original short...
G7-EU WEPs Award 2020

(closed) G7-EU WEPs Award

The year 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, which now have close to 4,000 signatories. This important milestone coincides with...
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HackingDisinfodemic

What can youth do to counter disinfodemic, using media and information literacy as a tool? HackingDisinfodemic – a Global Media and Information Literacy Youth...
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(closed) UN Public Service Awards

About the United Nations Public Service Awards and Day The United Nations Public Service Awards is the most prestigious international recognition of excellence in public service....
SDG Action Awards

(closed) SDG Action Awards

People and organisations everywhere are encouraged to submit their outstanding SDG Action and nominate to become one of the UN SDG Action Award winners. In...
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Challenge Campus 2030 – Edition 2

Act today and transform the campuses of tomorrow by joining Challenge Campus 2030, organised by the United Nations, l'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (Francophone University...
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ILO’s sixth annual Global Media Competition

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is launching its sixth annual Global Media Competition to recognize exemplary media coverage on labour migration and fair recruitment. The...