THE EIGHTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S PAINTING COMPETITION ON THE ENVIRONMENT

UNEP has launched the 18th 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 more than 190,000 entries from children in over 100 countries. This year’s Competition will focus on Climate Change. Our Challenge 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/children/inner.asp?ct=competitions&comp=int_comp Please find below the brochure which has entry details on the Competition . (See attached file: Painting Comp. 2008.doc) For more information, please contact ____________________________________________________ Joyce Sang Programme Assistant - Outreach Unit United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Division of Communications and Public Information (DCPI) web: http://www.unep.org Phone: +254-20-7625066 Fax: +254-20-7623692 E-mail: joyce.sang@unep.org