UN Correspondents Association Awards

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Deadline: 15 September 2014
Open to: journalists from around the world
Award: $10,000 for each for the main categories

Description

The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) invites media worldwide to submit entries for its 19th Annual UNCA Awards for the best print, broadcast (TV & Radio) and online, web-based media coverage of the United Nations, U.N. agencies and field operations.

Coverage of the U.N. and U.N. agencies is specified in each category. The Committee welcomes coverage of all issues particularly on Millennium Developments Goals, peacekeeping operations, and nonproliferation, including the elimination of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. Work in print, broadcast (TV & Radio), and online coverage must be published between September 2013 and August 2014, and be related to the U.N. and U.N. agencies.

Eligibility

The awards are open to journalists from around the world.

Prize

The prizes amount to over $50,000 with $10,000 for each of the main categories.

  1. The Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize – for written media (including online media) coverage of the UN and its agencies and their work;
  2. The Ricardo Ortega Memorial Prize – for broadcast journalism coverage of the UN, and its agencies;
  3. The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation/UNCA Global Prize – for coverage of Climate Change;
  4. The United Nations Foundation prize – for any entry in any medium that best covers the humanitarian and development aspects of the U.N. and its agencies.

Application

Applicants are requested to fill in the UNCA Awards entry form given HERE and submit their works electronically by including web links and/or uploading all files directly on the Entry Form.

All entries should be submitted no later than 15 September 2014.

For further information please visit the official website.

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