Applications are now open for the United Nations Correspondents Association(UNCA) Awards for the year 2018. The 23rd annual UNCA Awards will be bestowed to the best print, broadcast(TV&Radio) and online, web-based media coverage of the United Nations, U.N. agencies and field operations as they celebrate the the 70 years of journalism committed to reporting on the UN and its many causes and objectives.
The applications can be submitted by journalists working all over the world and the awards are titled as follows:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. The Prince Albert II of Monaco and UNCA Global Prize for Climate Change. The prize is for print (including online media) and broadcast media (TV & Radio) for coverage of climate change, biodiversity, and water.
4. 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.
All entries should be submitted electronically and the deadline for submission is 15th September,018.Further information regarding the event are available at the official website of the organizers.
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