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The “UN #75 Words4Disarmament Youth Challenge” invites young people around the world to express what disarmament means to them and their communities in 75 words. The challenge provides an opportunity to think about disarmament not as an abstract concept...

The GEO-LDN Competition is an international technology innovation competition to design and build software analytics solutions to support more transparent and well-informed land use decisions at the local to national level across the globe.  Winning solutions will be promoted...

Calling out to all children and teens around the world! If you’re between ages 5 to 19, we want you to use your imagination and create a poster of your favourite food hero at work. The world is full...

COVID-19 pandemic is causing unprecedented upheaval and changing our lives forever. But it also provides an opportunity to reflect on how we can do more to protect the environment and the planet and to grow back better after the...

UN-Habitat, the United Nations Programme promoting socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities, has opened nominations for its prestigious Scroll of Honour Award. Up to five Scrolls of Honour will be awarded on World Habitat Day 2020 on Monday 5...

The long period of isolation due to #COVID19 has made us reflect on the vulnerability of our society and on the need to #buildbackbetter, including by promoting biodiversity and the restoration of ecosystems. The sights of nature during lockdown kept...

The United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, the Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Commemoration of the United Nations’ 75th Anniversary and Devex, are excited to announce the launch of an Essay Competition for the best essay by a young...

Photographers are invited to submit their unique points of view about the world they want for future generations for a chance to be featured in a series of exhibitions around the world. The call for submissions in the Agora app...

The UN SDG Action Campaign has released the latest MY World 360° film selection, which will be added to the MY World 360° playlist. All immersive media included in the playlist reflect the priorities and perspectives of emerging artists from...

The video games industry, which reaches over 2.5 billion people globally, is taking a lead role in promoting healthy physical distancing, hand hygiene, and other preventive habits to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. In Sweden, video games developer...