UNICEF Youth Mediathon

UNICEF Youth Mediathon

Are you a content creator? Apply to join UNICEF's first Youth Mediathon! WHY? In the wake of COVID-1​9, young people just like you feel they are...
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(closed) Glinka World Soil Prize

The award comes in the form of a USD 15 000 check and a Glinka gold-plated medal. It contributes in a timely manner to...

UN #75 Words4Disarmament Youth Challenge

The “UN #75 Words4Disarmament Youth Challenge” invites young people around the world to express what disarmament means to them and their communities in 75...
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Technology competition to support land use planning

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...
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World Food Day Poster contest (Age 5-19)

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...
Ocean | WMO Calendar Competition 2021

WMO 2021 Calendar Competition

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...
Solar panels in a city | Scroll of Honour Award

(closed) UN-Habitat Scroll of Honour Award

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...
UNECE Nature Unlocked photo competition

Humans Locked Down: NATURE UNLOCKED

The long period of isolation due to #COVID19 has made us reflect on the vulnerability of our society and on the need to #buildbackbetter,...
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The Future We Want, The UN We Need – Essay Competition

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...
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Photography app Agora launches #TheWorldWeWant photo contest in support of UN75

Photographers are invited to submit their unique points of view about the world they want for future generations for a chance to be featured...
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MY World 360° media selection and this year’s call for immersive...

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...
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(closed) Global Climate Action Awards

Applications are being accepted through to 11 May 2020. Spearheaded by UN Climate Change's Momentum for Change initiative, the UN Global Climate Action Award...
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PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival

In a world often characterized by intolerance and cultural divisions, the PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival recognizes youth as powerful agents of social change and...
Solomon Islands. Photo by Tracey Jennings / Coral Reef Image bank

Oceans Video Challenge

Looking for an online team challenge during #COVID19 lockdown? Creative minds at home—teachers, students, parents, children and families— are invited to bring to life...
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(closed) Young Champions of the Earth

If you have a powerful idea to protect or restore the environment; if you have a strong track record of instigating change; if you...