United Nations offers 2006 journalism prizes for U.N. coverage

TIRANA, Oct. 12 – The United Nations Correspondents Association invited media worldwide to submit entries for its Eleventh Annual UNCA Awards for best written and electronic media coverage of the United Nations, its agencies and field operations.
Investigative work is welcomed, the U.N. Development Program in Tirana said. There are no entry fees of any kind for submissions.The UNCA Awards include the $10,000 Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Prize for written media (including online media), the $10,000 Ricardo Ortega Memorial Prize for broadcast journalism, and a $10,000 prize for any entry in any medium that best covers the humanitarian and development aspects of the U.N. and its agencies. The awards are made possible by the generous support of the U.N. Foundation, Antena 3 TV of Spain, The Boston Globe, and UNCA itself. Secretary General Kofi Annan will present the prizes at the UNCA Awards Dinner at UN Headquarters in New York, 8 December 2006 at the same event as the UNCA Citizen of the World Award, which this year goes to President Bill Clinton. Ban Ki-moon, the next SG, and Angelina Jolie, a former “Citizen of the World” have been invited. The deadline for entries for the journalism awards is 22 October 2006.
The awards are open to all journalists anywhere in the world. Work in print, internet, radio or TV between September 31 2005 and September 31st 2006 covering the UN and its agencies in whatever capacity. The judges will look for entries with impact, insight and originality, and will take into account the courage and assiduity of the journalist. Investigative work is welcome. Entries not in one of the official languages of the UN should have a translation into English or French, and video entries should be in VHS (preferably NTSC) format. We particularly welcome entries from outside the USA and even more so from developing world media. A written transcript assists judging of radio and TV entries. Multiple or joint entries will be accepted.
Internal entries, or those arriving through UN pouch should go to
UNCA- Awards 2006, UNCA, United Nations, New York NY 10017, USA (212 963 7137)
Mail, registered or couriered packages should be sent to:
Ian Williams, Chairman, UNCA Awards Committee, 347 East 53rd Street, #2A , New York, NY 10022 USA (tel +1 212 686 8884) and scanned or e-mail entries, plus advice of mailing or couriering hard copies, should be sent to him at uswarreport@igc.org.