Description
The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) invites media worldwide to submit entries for its 20th 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.
The judges will look for entries with impact, insight and originality, and will take into account the courage, investigative and reporting skills of the journalists. Entries from the developing world media are particularly welcome.
Eligibility
The 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).
Work in print, broadcast (TV & Radio), and online coverage must be published between September 2014 and August 2015, and be related to the U.N. and U.N. agencies.
Prizes
USD 60,000 will be distributed among the winners in the following prize categories:
- The Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize, sponsored by the Alexander Bodini Foundation, for written media (including online media). The
prize is for print and online coverage of the U.N. and U.N. agencies, named in honor of Elizabeth Neuffer, The Boston Globe bureau chief
at the U.N., who died while on an assignment in Baghdad in 2003;
- The Ricardo Ortega Memorial Prize, for broadcast (TV & Radio) media. The prize is for broadcast coverage of the U.N. and U.N. agencies,
named in honor of Ricardo Ortega, formerly the New York correspondent for Antena 3 TV of Spain, who died while on an assignment in
Haiti in 2004;
- The Prince Albert II of Monaco and UNCA Global Prize for coverage of Climate Change. The prize is for print (including online media) and
broadcast media (TV & Radio) for coverage of sustainable and equitable management of natural resources and the implementation of
innovative and ethical solutions in three main categories: climate change, biodiversity, and water;
- The United Nations Foundation Prize. The prize is for print (including online media) and broadcast media (TV & Radio) for coverage of
humanitarian and development aspects of the U.N. and U.N. agencies.
Deadline: 15 September 2015
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