Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities (Shanghai Award)
The third cycle of the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities (Shanghai Award) is now open for applications. UN-Habitat invites eligible cities worldwide...
UNESCO ICT in Education Prize
To mark the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the use of ICT in education, UNESCO calls for...
UN Citiverse Challenge
The 1st UN Citiverse Challenge invites students and startups to reimagine and design innovative solutions that leverage the transformative potential of the citiverse and...
2025 Scroll of Honour Award
UN-Habitat has officially opened its call for nominations for the 2025 Scroll of Honour Award – one of the most prestigious global awards recognizing major contributions...
Global Integrated Flood and Drought Management Competition for Youth-Led Projects
For the third consecutive year, WMO is pleased to launch the Global Integrated Flood and Drought Management Competition for Youth-Led Projects. This initiative funds...
World IP Day 2025 Youth Video Competition
The World IP Day 2025 Youth Video Competition celebrates the role that music and intellectual property (IP) rights play in our lives. The Competition invites...
“My Voice Matters in the Fight against Organized Crime”
The Campaign
Storytelling is a powerful way to process, share, and understand personal and often traumatic experiences. It has the unique ability to humanize complex...
UN Tourism opens call for Best Tourism Villages 2025
UN Tourism has opened applications for the 2025 edition of its prestigious Best Tourism Villages initiative. This initiative marks a continued commitment to advancing...
2026 United Nations Public Service Awards (UNPSA)
Applications are now open for the 2026 United Nations Public Service Awards (UNPSA).
UNPSA recognizes excellence in public service at the national, sub-national and local level....
Call for Submission of Zero Waste Good Practices in Fashion and...
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), in its seventy-seventh session, adopted the resolution “Promoting zero-waste initiatives to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”...
2025 International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People
The UPU is excited to announce the 54th edition of the International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People, taking place in 2025.
WIPO Global Awards 2025
Every year the WIPO Global Awards celebrate small businesses, start-ups and university spinouts that leverage Intellectual Property (IP) backed innovation and creativity in an...
Call for nominations: 2025 Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction
The call for nominations for the 2025 UNDRR 2025 Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction is open, under the theme "Connecting science to people: democratizing...
United Nations Calls for Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize Nominations
The United Nations is now accepting nominations for the 2025 United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize.
This prestigious honorary Prize acknowledges individuals who dedicate their...
Call for Nominations for the Equator Prize 2025
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-led Equator Initiative announced the global call for nominations for the Equator Prize 2025. This prestigious award recognizes nature-based...