Past Competitions and Awards

The nominations for the 2026 Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Leadership Awards are now open. The awards celebrate exceptional women across...

UN-Habitat has officially opened the call for nominations for the 2026 Scroll of Honour Award – one of the world’s most prestigious awards recognizing outstanding contributions...

Highlighting the power of youth as agents of social change, the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) has launched the 2026 edition of its PLURAL+ Youth Video...

Bonn, Germany — In a time of growing global challenges, progress depends on those who choose to act now. With this spirit, the UN...

UNESCO invites young people from around the world, aged 14 to 25, to pick up their cameras and send their best photos to the...

UNESCO has opened the call for applications and nominations for the 2026 International Literacy Prizes. Literacy educators, organizations, and governments from around the world...

The IAEA invites university students to design, build and demonstrate a concept for a sustainable uranium mining operation. Teams of two to four university...

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) launched the “WIPO City of Innovation” award program, a new initiative that recognizes cities worldwide demonstrating exceptional commitment...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Government of Italy, has announced the launch of the Youth4Climate Call for Solutions 2026. This...

UNESCO is launching the call for nominations for the 2026 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education. Each year, the Prize recognizes two laureates...

The “Capture the Future: Global Youth Storytelling Initiative for People and Nature” is accepting submissions from 5 March to 31 May 2026. The goal...

UNDP and ILGA World honour global LGBTIQ+ equality heroes. Global initiative celebrates heroes driving LGBTIQ+ equality and positive change; nominations open on 17 March 2026, and the...

Since its launch in 2021, Best Tourism Villages by UN Tourism attracted more than 1,000 applications from 100 countries. Today, the Network brings together...

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched a call for nominations for the 2026 cycle of the Young Champions of the Earth award, which honours outstanding...

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has opened nominations for the 2026 Champions of the Earth award – the UN’s highest environmental honour – this year focusing...