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The 2023 UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes is now open. The Prize rewards outstanding examples of action...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have launched a comic book competition inviting 14...

UNWTO has launched a new Startup Competition to support women tourism tech entrepreneurs and innovators across the Middle East. Announced at Biban 2023, Saudi Arabia's...

UN-Habitat, the United Nations agency focusing on sustainable urbanization, has launched nominations for its prestigious 2023 Scroll of Honour Award. Nominations are open from 20 March...

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) launched a call for nominations for its annual Champions of the Earth award – the UN’s highest environmental honour –...

Nominations are now open for the 2023 UN Human Rights Prize, which recognizes individuals and organisations for outstanding achievements in human rights. The award...

Launch of the 2023 edition of the Small Business Champions Initiative under the theme “Helping smallholder farmers go global.” The call for proposals was announced on 16...

The Digital Public Goods Alliance (DPGA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have joined forces to launch a campaign to source digital public...

UNESCO has launched the call for nominations for the 2023 UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The UNESCO-Japan ESD Prize, funded by the Government of...

Does your initiative bring positive change and transformative solutions to the most pressing challenges? Apply now for the UN SDG Action Awards 2023. Imagine a world that's safe,...

WIPO Global Awards 2023 celebrates exceptional enterprises and individuals making smart use of intellectual property for commercialization while also bringing a positive contribution to...

"Imagine you are a super hero and your mission is to make all roads around the world safer for children. Write a letter to...

The WTO has issued a call for young economists to submit papers for the 2023 Essay Award for Young Economists. The aim of the...

A successful sustainable development agenda requires strong global partnerships and cooperation between governments, the private sector, civil society and academia. The “FAO Award for...

The Habitat Awards were established in 1985 to recognise and highlight innovative, outstanding and sometimes revolutionary housing ideas, projects and programmes from across the...