Belarus will host the contest for journalists “From Global Goals to Local Action”.

1 December 2019

The Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus with the support of the National Coordinator for Sustainable Development Goals of the UNDP/UNICEF/UNFPA project “Supporting the Functioning of the Architecture for Management of Sustainable Development Goals in the Republic of Belarus” announces a contest “From Global Goals to Local Action”. The aim of the contest is to draw attention of the public and journalists to the topic of sustainable development, discuss sustainable development goals in mass media and involve active citizens and organizations in achieving the SDGs.

The contest is held in the following categories:

• Best material and/or series of materials on environmental topics in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals;
• Best material and/or series of materials on social topics in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals, including gender equality and youth issues;
• Best material and/or economic series in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals;
• Best material and/or series on vulnerable groups of population, including people with disabilities, following the principle of “Leaving no one behind”;
• Best contribution and/or series on inter-ministerial collaboration to achieve Sustainable Development Goals;
• Best material and/or a series of materials on projects aimed at achieving Sustainable Development Goals and implemented by business, including impact investment projects;
• Best material and/or a series of materials on public initiatives aimed at achieving Sustainable Development Goals.

Who can participate?

Editorial offices of mass media registered on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, online media, owners of Internet resources, as well as individual journalists from mass media, online publications and Internet resources are invited to participate upon submission of the editorial office or owner of the Internet resource in accordance with the contest nominations.

The contest accepts materials in various genres: essay, interview, article, TV and radio program, etc., as well as series of publications and programs published and broadcast between January 1 and November 20, 2019, in accordance with the contest nominations.

How to take part in the contest?

To take part in the contest, one should send an application as well as printed or electronic materials separately for each nomination (at least 10 publications — for newspapers and 5 for magazines, Internet resources, TV (radio) programs). When nominating collective works, the leading authors, but not more than three persons, shall be indicated.

Materials should be sent to the Ministry of Information of the Republic of Belarus with the note “For the national contest “From Global Goals to Local Action”. The results of the contest will be announced on December 25, 2019.

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