UNITED NATIONS
UNIC Tokyo is welcoming applications for a photo contest to promote awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among students
worldwide. Following the success of last year’s contest, which amassed a total of 624 entries from 47 countries as far as Afghanistan and Brazil, UNIC in partnership with Sophia University and with special cooperation from Getty Images Japan is running the photo contest once again to promote awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among students worldwide. We are encouraging participants to choose one or more of the 17 SDGs that interests them most, and to express what it means to them through a photograph.
This year, we have added new awards such as the TOGETHER Award and the Concept Award. The deadline for online submission is: Wednesday 30 August 2017
The announcement of Results & Awards Ceremony will be on 24th October 2017 which is UN Day.
❖ Qualifications: Currently enrolled college and undergraduate students, graduate students, vocational school students are welcome to apply. Applicants can be of any nationality.
❖ Awards (subject to change depending on content and number of applications):
・Grand Prize (Foreign Minister’s Award) 1 Prize
・Award of Excellence 3 Prize
・Special Award (TOGETHER Award) 1 Prize
・Special Award (Concept Award) 1 Prize
・Award of Recognition
FYI, last year’s winner of the first price was from Peru.
❖ Judging Panel for the TOGETHER Award: Representatives from the ILO, IOM, UNHCR, UNIC Tokyo, UNICEF and UNU
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❖ Prize Money and Goods: These will be presented by organizers, special cooperating partner and other cooperating partners.
SDGs Student Photo Contest 2017 (Official Site): https://communityassignments.gettyimages.com/en/communityassignments/sdgs_2017/the-brief#.WQhIdROLS70
UNIC Tokyo – SDGs Student Photo Contest 2017 Press Release: http://www.unic.or.jp/news_press/info/24153/?lang=en
❖ Organisers: UNIC Tokyo, Sophia University
❖ Special Cooperation: Getty Images Japan
❖ Endorsed by: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Global Compact Network Japan
(GC-NJ), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan Civil Society Network
on SDGs
❖ Cooperating Partners: Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., Nikon Corporation, SIGMA
Corporation
❖ Media Partner: The Asahi Shimbun Useful information: Together Campaign is a global campaign that strives to create a society that celebrates
the diversity created by embracing refugees and migrants. More info available here; https://together.un.org/ Sustainable development goals information available on this website: https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/ For further queries, please contact Ms. Yasuko Senoo (sdgphotocon@gmail.com)
Tel: +81-3-5467-4451 or Ms. Stella Vuzo, UNIC Dar es Salaam. Email: Unic.daressalaam@unic.org
Issued by Stella Vuzo
Information Officer
UN Information Centre Dar es Salaam.