2013 UNCA Awards – Call For Submissions
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Deadline- 15 September 2013
Journalists from around the world are invited to submit entries for 18th Annual UNCA (United Nations Correspondents Association) Awards for best written and electronic media coverage of the United Nations, its agencies, and field operations. The prizes amount to over $50,000 with $10,000 each for the main categories.
Award Categories- The Awards Are:
1. The Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize – sponsored by the Alexander Bodini Foundation, for written media (including online media) coverage of the UN and its agencies and their work.
Elizabeth Neuffer, the Boston Globe bureau chief at the United Nations, died while on assignment in Baghdad in 2003.
2. The Ricardo Ortega Memorial Prize – for broadcast journalism coverage of the UN, and its agencies.
Ricardo Ortega, formerly the New York correspondent for Antena 3 TV of Spain, was one of the leading Spanish journalists of his generation who was shot dead on mission, in Haiti in 2004.
3. The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation/UNCA Global Prize – for coverage of Climate Change.
The foundation promotes sustainable and equitable management of natural resources and places the individual at the center of its projects. It encourages the implementation of innovative and ethical solutions in three main categories: climate change, biodiversity, and water.
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.
Eligibility & Criteria-
Journalists from around the world are invited to submit entries for 18th Annual UNCA (United Nations Correspondents Association) Awards for best written and electronic media coverage of the United Nations, its agencies, and field operations. The prizes amount to over $50,000 with $10,000 each for the main categories.
Award Categories- The Awards Are:
1. The Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize – sponsored by the Alexander Bodini Foundation, for written media (including online media) coverage of the UN and its agencies and their work.
Elizabeth Neuffer, the Boston Globe bureau chief at the United Nations, died while on assignment in Baghdad in 2003.
2. The Ricardo Ortega Memorial Prize – for broadcast journalism coverage of the UN, and its agencies.
Ricardo Ortega, formerly the New York correspondent for Antena 3 TV of Spain, was one of the leading Spanish journalists of his generation who was shot dead on mission, in Haiti in 2004.
3. The Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation/UNCA Global Prize – for coverage of Climate Change.
The foundation promotes sustainable and equitable management of natural resources and places the individual at the center of its projects. It encourages the implementation of innovative and ethical solutions in three main categories: climate change, biodiversity, and water.
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.
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Awards are open to all journalists anywhere in the world
- Entries can be submitted in any of the official U.N. languages (English, French, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, and Russian). Entries not in English or French must be accompanied by a translation.
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