UNEP has launched the 17th International children's painting competition. The Competition is organized annually by the UNEP and the Japan-based Foundation for Global Peace and Environment (FGPE), Bayer and Nikon Corporation. It has been held since 1991 and has received over 190,000 entries from children in over 100 countries. This year’s Competition will focus on Climate Change: Actions we can take now. The selection process will be in two stages; the regional selection which will be done by UNEP Regional Offices and their partners, and the global selection which will be done by UNEP and its partners, Foundation for Global peace and Environment (FGPE), Bayer and Nikon Corporation. For more details on the Competition please visit <http://www.unep.org/Tunza/paintcomp/>
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| Joyce Sang Programme Assistant - Outreach Unit United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Division of Communications and Public Information (DCPI) web: http://www.unep.org | |
