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The United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, the Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Commemoration of the United Nations’ 75th Anniversary and Devex, also announced the launch of an Essay Competition for the best essay by a young person on the topic ‘The Future We Want, The UN We Need’.
Rules of the competition:
Participation
• Participants must be between the ages of 15 and 29.
• Participants must have written the essay by themselves. Only individual entries are admitted, no teams are allowed to take part in the competition.
• Essays must answer the question by making a case, analyzing the situation, and building a case based on researched arguments and facts.
• Essays may be submitted in English only.
• Entries must be no longer than 800 words.
Prizes
• The names of the 3 finalists will be published on the official page of the competition hosted on the OSGEY’s website and by Devex.
• The final winner’s essay will be published on the official page of the competition and promoted via the United Nations platforms and by Devex.
• The winner will be invited to take part in the UN 75 Commemoration events which will take place virtually.