Applications open for the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities...

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has announced the establishment of the Global Award for Sustainable Development in Cities (Shanghai Award) to accelerate...

2023 PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival

Submit your unique view on human mobility, cultural diversity, and inclusion to #PLURALplus23! The PLURAL+ Youth Video Festival is an open call for videos from young filmmakers worldwide. For 15 years, it has been recognizing young voices for their skills in filmmaking in addressing some of the most important global challenges.

UNWTO opens call for Best Tourism Village 2023

UNWTO has opened applications for the third edition of its Best Tourism Villages initiative. Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO was launched in 2021 as part...

Youth Visual Call: “What does a green future look like to...

UNECE invites you to join the Youth Visual Call on the theme "What Does a Green Future Look Like to You?" Young people are emerging...

2023 Call for nominations UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize

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...

‘Seeds in Space’ Youth Comic Book Competition

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

Women in Tech Startup Competition: Middle East

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...

2023 Scroll of Honour Award

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...

2023 Champions of the Earth Award

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

2023 UN Human Rights Prize

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

2023 Small Business Champions Competition

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...

Sourcing Digital Public Goods Solutions (UNDP & DPGA)

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-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development 2023

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...

SDG Action Awards 2023

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

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